Java

A syntax highlighting package designed for use in text editors. The default implementation will produce colored HTML files from source files. It currently supports Java, C/C++, and HTML. [Open Source, GPL]

A Java API for providing text-checking functionality (spell checkers, grammar checkers, style checkers) to Java programs. [Open source, LGPL].

High-performance Java pattern matching (string searching) algorithms. Site has description and download option. [MIT License]

GUI admin tool for JDBC databases. Allows querying (guided or plain SQL), meta-querying, Java code generation. [Open Source, GPL]

An object oriented report writer/generator for applications written in Java. [Commercial]

Java packages for transferring data between XML documents and relational databases. [Open Source, Public Domain]

A source code beautifier for java. [Freeware]

Offers to browse constructor, field, method information with free search for methods and option to view javadocs at method with a browser. Configured by XML document. [Open Source, LGPL]

Provide tools related to dependency checking for Java JAR files. Last version: 2003. [Open Source, BSD-style]

An extensible framework to generate code or to read, modify, analyze and create models in RationalRose's petal format.

Java Eclipse plugin supporting configurable reverse engineered UML class diagrams.

Allows laying out components in a program via a configuration file rather than hard-coding using a layout manager. Site includes documentation and download option. [Open source, Freeware]

An adaptor for testing applications that use Java Objects for communication between clients and servers. It can be used to produce scripts for load, stress and performance testing on the application. [Commercial]

A list of tools for programming to the Java virtual machine using a language other than Java itself. (Robert Tolksdorf)

Chapter from J2EE tutorial book on the 2.3 API.

A CMS solution built into LifeRay, a JSR-168-compatible portal. dotCMS adds a number of features to Liferay, such as user tracking and click path reporting, marking list features, newsletter and email campaign managers, and event management. [Open source]

A commercial Java code generator that produces customisable J2EE web applications based on popular technologies such as Struts, Java Server Pages (JSP) and Java Database Connectivity (JDBC).

A server side object inspector for web applications. Through a web interface drill down in server side java beans. There are spectial support for Jakarta Struts objects. Online demo. [Open source, zlib/libpng License]

Sun's home with links to specification, FAQ, and downloads.

Sneak preview of book from David Geary and Cay S. Horstmann.

An implementation of the Java Message Service (JMS) specification. [Free and commercial versions]

Self-paced lessons on JMS from Sun.

Integrated in IBM WebSphere Application Server Java Messaging Support (JMS).

News and analysis about JMS.

An initiative to build an Open Source implementation for the JMXTM technology, specification version 1.1, and to build related tools. [Open source, Apache Software License ]

A Java/XML-based software platform which allows for rapid business system integration with little or no custom programming.

Articles as well as enterprise news and information.

Servlet and JSP documentation, specifications, IDEs, servers, books, training courses, Web hosting providers.

XML/XSL based document management system designed for running websites. Server side application logic is implemented by XSL stylesheets, which may call hard-coded components. [Open Source, GPL]

Information for those considering taking the Sun Certified Java Programmer exam.

Research framework implementing advanced JIT and GC interfaces. These interfaces allow the JIT, GC and remaining runtime system to be developed in complete isolation and at independent rates. [Open Source, Intel License]

Specializes in Java virtual machine and compilation technologies for the embedded device communities.

The official port of Sun's JDK to FreeBSD.

A suite of J2ME size and performance optimization tools designed for both MIDP and i-Appli development. [Shareware]

For creating advanced embedded solutions, by IBM.

A toolbox for developing wireless applications including emulation environments, performance optimization and tuning features, documentation, and examples.

Edoardo Schepis J2ME weblog

by Linden deCarmo. Book home page with table of contents, reviews, sources, fixes.

Contains mock tests, source code, resources for Sun Certifications, resources on Web-development and UML.

A Weblog to help SCJP aspirants with links and daily question.

Community of National Technical University of Ukraine users. Offers documentation and forum.

Announcements, mailing list, and past presentations.

A fast stream-based XML Encoding Library for Java. Main design goals are performance, simplicitity and pureness. [Open source, BSD License]

Java-based XML editor that supports DTD validation. [Commercial]

Cross-platform and multi-purpose XML editor, XSLT debugger and Visual Schema Editor. Provides editing support for XML, DTD, XHTML, XSLT, XSD, XML RelaxNG, SVG, MathML and XSL FO [Commercial, 30-day trial].

Copies one or more whole web-directories to disk. [Open Source]

Java libraries to read and write files in Comma Separated Value (CSV) format. [GPL]

A library for printing, viewing, and extracting text and images from PDF files. Also contains custom print and search functions, GUI enhancements and e book extensions as well as JavaME, JavaFX and Flex options. [Commercial and LGPL versions]

A class library for the generation of PDF documents based on dynamic data. By ceTe Software. [Shareware]

Performance dashboard, graphical reporting and charting tools to quickly create dashboards, reporting and online graphs. [Commercial]