For those running Java applications or services, the Windows Performance Monitor (WPM) contains a treasure trove of valuable information—see Figure 1. There are hundreds (or thousands) of performance ...

Q: Almost every time I play games on Pogo.com, an icon appears on my desktop that reads "hs_err_pid4232" or something similar. The numbers at the end change from one message to another. I delete them ...

NetBeans IDE 3.6, a major revision to the open-source platform, is now available, adding improved windowing and debugging and backing for J2EE 1.4. The platform is intended to enable development of ...

Ruby, the popular open source dynamic language, is making headway not only on Java but also on the Windows and Mac platforms. Appearing at the RubyConf event in Burlingame, Calif., on last Friday, ...

Developers will be able to test-drive the next generation Java programming language by using the new version of Oracle’s NetBeans IDE, released Wednesday. “The main focus for this release has been ...