Java/J2EE Software Analysis and Design Articles

I have made this [letter] longer because I did not have the leisure to make it shorter
Blaise Pascal

Exceptional Strategies
Microsoft's C# language does not include an equivalent of Java's checked exceptions. Does this encourage lazy and error-prone code or is it an astute recognition that Java's checked exceptions are more trouble than they are worth?
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SteP 10 Article: Building Enterprise Systems
Technology should always be selected on its merits; what advantages/disadvantages are there in using a particular technology. To put it another way; what risk does a specific technology introduce/mitigate in a project?
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Of Splash Screens and Tips of the Day
If I ruled the world, which admittedly is probably not a good idea, software whose splash screens worked like this would be banned and its developers made to serve several months of community service as an apology.
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