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JDJ's Enterprise Editor, Yakov Fain (pictured) writes: If you are planning to hit the job market,  you may need to refresh some of the Java basic terms and techniques to prepare yourself for a technical interview. Let me offer you some of the core Java questions that you might expect during the interviews.  For  most questions  I’ve provided only  short  answers to encourage further research.  I have included only  questions for mid (*) and senior level (**) Java developers. These sample questions could also become handy for people who need to interview Java developers (see also the article "Interviewing Enterprise Java Developers"). Disclaimer. This article has been originally published three or four years ago, hundreds of thousands Java developers have read it, but I s... (more)

How to Attend Adobe MAX Conference for Cheap

Three years ago, I was calculating the cost of attending JavaOne conference: http://java.sys-con.com/node/187608. Thanks to the crisis, the conferences got cheaper, but are stil not affordable for many software developers. I’d like to offer you a legal way to get more than 80% off the registration price at Adobe MAX that will take place next week in Los Angeles. But you have to move fast... (more)

Russia "Will" Develop a New Web Browser

Russia "will" develop a new Web browser for federal employees. The  news was published on infonews.ru. The project is funded by the Ministry of Defense and FSB (formerly KGB). According to infonews, "several million rubles will be spent on creation of Russian Web browser". They are planning to use Mozilla's Firefox as the base. The official version is that they are not happy that popular ... (more)

Imagine There's No iPhone

The ultimate goal of any software vendor is...to make sure that their software runs on iPhone. The time will come when entire J2EE stack with EJB will run on iPhone. Singing... You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. Imagine there's no iPhone It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today Imagine there's no iPhone It isn't hard t... (more)

Podcast: Visiting Adobe MAX 2009. Part 0.

This is the first in a mini series covering my participation in a great event called Adobe MAX 2009 that will take place in Los Angeles, CA on October 4-7, 2009: http://nobsit.libsyn.com/ .  Stay tuned. ... (more)