The place for Jean-Yves MENGANT's personal favorite links

technical & programming links I use.

 This part is almost mainly usefull for me to remember all sites that help me in some ways. It may also help you if you're looking to Java XML, or other programming graphical or network resources.

JAVA language links :

• The first place to point your browser to when programming in java.
• Are you looking for a very clear book about Java programming techniques : review Bruce Eckel's book Thinking In Java. (It's free) .
• If you need to test (or taste) the java cross platform compatibility, just try first your Java applications on your PC and then just transfert the class files to your LINUX machine( i am sure you got one !!!! just click here If you need the last java distribution for linux ) and run java again one of your class ....That's portability !!!.
• gamelan  & JavaWorld  java ressource site.
• Artima contains interesting resources for JAVA and JINI developments.
• A definitive better place than this one to look for java info and ressources is the java Woman site where you can find a lot of interesting news and plenty of links about java technology.
• Cetus-Links is another interesting place for components and object resources.
• IBM Jikes compiler just translates java sources into bytecodes without any needs of having a JDK installed.
• JADCentral cool java resources.
• Nathan Meyers provides an interesting 'java programming on linux' book, plus lot of interesting java and linux & X11 stuff on his site.

JAVA IDE(Integrated Development Environments) :

• I have been using JBUILDER during a couple a years , and I have now definitivelly switched to the open source ECLIPSE IDE.
• BORLAND's developper community provide lot of interesting technical links.
• If you're involved with closed links to WINDOWS objects(COM,ACTIVEX) , you may look at MICROSOFT JAVA clone VM .Originally based on COM architecture it was known as VisualJ++ . Later they built a JDK 1.1 compliant clone .NET based J# languages which is a Java like V1.1 dialect containing MS idiosynchrasies. I seldom use it(not to say never)
• JEDIT a gnu full java pluggable editor.
• Direct UML graphical class generation from java sources is an interesting add-on feature provided by JAVISION

YACC and LEX tools in JAVA :

• ANTLR yacc tools suite is now my preferred java lexer/yacc implementation.
• another usefull YACC implementation for java : CUP.

Java Databases :

• Ozone free Java Objects XML oriented Dbms resource.
• Not exactly a java db, anyway mysql is a dbms that I use for testing purposes.
• A powerfull free java database system is now available at HSQLDB

SWING classes :

• SWING classes represents A Portable efficient  JAVA GUI concept here are my favorite SWING links and tools :
• The SWING connection.
• A really good GNU extension to the SUN'S SWING classes is the Kiwi Toolkit

SERVLETS,CORBA , RMI , JINI & Misc Java Middleware stuffs :

• OMG group.
• ORBACUS site.
• SUN's servlet resources Page.
• Linux DCE CORBA DCOM guide.
• AT&T OmniOrb FREE high performance CORBA 2 ORB .
• Xerox ILU CORBA 2 ORB.
• CORBA/JAVA Code clinic .
• Distributed Object Computing with corba.
• SQLJ standard.
• Sun RMI/IIOP .

• Links to JINI resources.

JAVA Crypting & VM security resources :

• the starting point SUN's page for crypting technology.
• the starting point SUN's page for java security.
• SUN's JAVA VM spec.
• SUN's JAVA language spec.
• ABA OpenJce : jce compliant crypt tools site.
• Cryptix jce compliant tools.
• Pretty Good Privacy Home Page.

JAVAMAIL classes :

• If you need to play with Mail messages protocol you should look at JAVAMAIL API, a powerfull free to use java API which provides basic programming access to MAIL protocols(pop,mime...)

EJB ressources :

• an Open implementation of an EJB server is available at BULL JOnAS .

Graphical ressources :

• The X11 place
• Window managers for X.
• KDE desktop resources :

• cool graphical GTK themes for KDE desktops backgrounds.
• KDE en français.

• GNOMEdesktop.
• The Gimp en français.
• Others usefull one : Barry's clippart server , Free-graphics.
• If you want to build your own X11 Loggin.app.
• Official GNUSTEP site(Unix graphical environment standardization).
• VNC (AT&T Virtual Network Computing ) provides a simple to install and powerfull Graphical Client Server environment, able to provide both a WIN client console from linux X11 and a X11 client from WIN98 or NT.

Python resources  :

• The Python org starting place.
• My Python 2.2 Port to Z/os/OS390/MVS page.
• Vaults of parnassus site will provide you with the most accurate python links.
• ActivePython site.
• wxwindows python GUI interface for windows and unix environments
• My Jpydbg Python GUI debugger pluggin for jEdit IDE

IBM MVS resources  links :

• TDSLINK provides a powerfull FREE TCPIP tracing tool which is easy to install on any OS390/ZOS LPAR.
• The central point : S390 site infos.
• The IBM resource link home for S390 servers and zSeries900 mainframes.
• My Python 2.2 Port to Z/os/OS390/MVS page.
• the MVS documentation point.
• SUPPORT, APARS and BUG database site.
• PTF download point.
• TSO-REXX resources entry point.
• IBM REXX language site.
• Dave Elder-Vass 's MVS book site.
• IBM-MAIN archives web page.
• PlanetMvs site.
• FTP2JES + XMITMANAGER tools from Neal Johnston-Ward .
• Data-Aid home pages(Mvs Tools and links).
• IBM DB2 fixes and resources
• IBM-OE newsgroup.
• C/C++ 370 resources.
• C/C++ and OS390 optimization on MVS.
• OS 390 Tools and toys.
• lot of MVS links from CBTTAPE site.
• Hercules S/370 ESA/390 Z/arch emulator introduction page.
• X3270 home page.
• : CBT Tape Home Page MVS and OS/390 Freeware.

LINUX390 and Z/VM resources  links :

• P390 Linux port at marist.
• LINUX390 newsgroup archive page.
• LINUX on the IBM/ESA page.
• Lot of extra links here on LINUX/P390.
• IBM's LINUX for S390 home page.
• IBM Z/VM home page resources.

XML ressources.

• XML Faq.
• The Annotated XML specification.
• The IBM's excelent free java XML to DOM parser(XML4j package) is now homed by apache.org
• The Bean Markup Language site.
• Another XML tools and code resource link still on IBM's site.
• James Clarks 's XML site.
• IBM's XML site.

SOAP ressources.

• Microsoft's soap main page.
• Apache AXIS java's soap ressources.
• XML-RPC specification ressources.
• IBM's developper's wok WEB SERVICE site.
• WebService org.

Gnu ressources.

• GNU home page.
• GCC home page.
• binutils documentation pages.
• DDD graphical front end debug tool to GCC

Browser based technology resources

• Mozilla/Firefox entry point.
• IE dvp page entry point.
• JavaScript resources
• Javascripts.com resources.
• HowToCreate DynHtml and Javascripts resources.

Microsoft MSDN developpers resources and WIN system sites

• MICROSOFT msdn  online link ressource.
• Windows availables codepage list.
• MSDN online bug center.
• MSDN DLL help Database.
• MS Java JDK. (CaveAt : Microsoft is giving up on their java technology switching to C# in their next release of visual studio).
• C# corner (lot of articles and resources on C# language)
• .NET home page.
• Mark Russinovitch sysinternal site.
• Free WIN32 system utilities at smigeonsoft
• Windows resource kit site
• MSDN Online code center

Misc developpers resources

• Public usenet servers resources.
• deja/Google usenet archive search place.
• WXWindows is a free portable C++ GUI framework available for Linux Windows ,....
• Developpez : association d'entraide aux developpeurs francophones.
• news and infos for developpers.
• technical expert community forums : expert-exchange.
• All important existing FILE FORMATS Specification description.
• Magic land programmer's resources.
• Are you looking for C++ free Libraries.
• GNU home page
• Each time I need hardware infos I look at Tom's Hardware Guide.
• Richard Stevens site for UNIX and networks infos.
• the Wincvs site a usefull windows fontend to CVS.
• Object 's Oriented development tips.
• If you need to run multiple operating system at the same time(Linux + Win2000 + win98 + win3.1 ) on your machine you may be interested by vmware.

• SUN 's developer resources :

• JAVA developer's connection.
• SOLARISdeveloper's connection.
• Freeware resources for SOLARIS.

• IBM's developer site :

• Main access point.
• RedBooks Home page ( RedBooks are IBM's insteresting complementary technical manuals availables on misc topics)
• DB2 for LINUX.
• OROMATCHER search algorithms java packages.
• Extreme Programming development methodology.
• IBM's JAVA ressources.
• New technologies & alpha works

Open Office resources.

• Open Office entry point.
• Open Office SDK.

Linux ressources

• Visit  LINUX Home site.
• si vous parlez LINUX et français ( ou l'inverse) :

• Linux-Center france.
• Linux entre amis.
• Linux-fr.
• RPM bone : The definitive way to find a RPM resource for Redhat / Fedora / Mandrake.
• Autoconf and Automake documentations.
• Need to set up linux on a laptop look at linux on laptops

• LINUX Journal.
• Linux International.
• Linux OS.Org
• LinuxCountry
• Linux Org
• LinuxCountry
• LinuxWorld
• Just Linux.

• Linux Software Map.
• SearchLinux home.
• Yet another Linux Gate : Linux Powered.
• Linux Archive search.
• Linux resource exchange.
• LinuxPlanet.
• The LINUX programmer's bouncepoint.
• Another good place to look for Linux applications.
• an efficient search engine for software is also available at freashmeat linux net site

• Building a standard for linux distributions
• A RED-HAT distrib with KDE : Mandrake is a  Red-hat compliant distribution which provide KDE desktop as window manager. If you prefer Gnome desktop interface Red-Hat install it as default X11 desktop.
• Linux configuration tips.
• Lot of links for linux here.
• when looking for RPM rpm bone is the right place.
• RPM Java packages are made avalaible from the JPackage site
• Roaring Penguin PPPOE adsl packages for linux adsl configuration over ethernet interface.
• Linux safe free robust backup solution Mondo Rescue.

Linux kernel ressources

• Kernel upgrades available at Linux Kernel Patch archive.
• Linux kernels and changelog site where last linux kernel versions and fixes are available, look also at LinuxHeadQuarter where last kernels + other interesting linux resoutces are available.
• Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide from tucows resource center.
• Packet Storm Hacker's choice site.

PERL ressources

• CPAN place where perl's ressource are available.
• Clay Irving's Perl's reference web site.

FTP protocol links.

• Ftp protocol resource center.
• Ftp Reference Manual.
• YAFTP : my free GUI java contribution to FTP protocol.

Network rsce + Some RFC I am involved with(including FTP of course).

• TcpDump site and the Ethereal GUI interface.
• RFC 859 Telnet.
• RFC 765 RFC959 RFC2228 RFC2640 Ftp.
• RFC 2068 HTTP 1.1.
• RFC 1945 HTTP 1.0.
• RFC 2109 Cookies.
• RFC 1939   POP3.
• RFC 822 Arpa internet text messages.
• RFC 2045, RFC 2046 , RFC 2047 MIME messages.

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