Kimberly Bobrow – Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Introduction to Multi-Threading

While other popular programming languages rely on calls to operating system APIs to support multi-threading (different APIs for different operating systems), Java provides support for multi-threading directly – threads are a core part of the language. In this presentation, Kimberly will show you how to take full advantage of this powerful feature of Java.

In this introductory/intermediate session, we will address the capabilities and limitations of Java's multi-threading model. We will discuss the need for thread synchronization and the mechanisms provided by Java to accomplish it. Other topics will include: support for inter-thread communications; thread priorities; daemon threads; avoiding deadlocks; thread pooling, exception handling in a multi-threading environment, etc. This session will be especially useful for anyone who is unfamiliar with multi-threading. Anyone who is somewhat familiar with the mechanisms of Java's multi-threading, but who has limited understanding of when and how to apply their knowledge will also benefit.

Introduction to JavaServer Pages (JSP)

Declarations, implicit objects, directives and actions are all part of the wonderful world of JavaServer Pages. This session will introduce JSP tags, standard objects, best practices, and how JSPs are related to servlets. This is an introductory session and no prior JSP knowledge is neccessary. Some knowledge of servlets may be useful, but is not required.

Kimberly Bobrow is currently employed by Sun Microsystems, Inc., working as a technical course developer. Kimberly is also President of IntelliClass, a California-based consulting firm which specializes in Internet-based application development and technical training. She has taught programming in various languages across the country for Fortune 1000 companies, and consults on various Internet and other development projects. Recently she has been working with Xerox PARC on a project which involves an on-line text-based community (MOO) with an elementary school in Phoenix, Arizona, including a Java client. She has over 15 years programming experience, most of which has been with object-oriented technologies. Email: kimberly@bobrow.net

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