GMaps4JSF, a JavaServer Faces (JSF) mashup library, integrates Google Maps with JSF. Using GMaps4JSF, you can construct complex street view panoramas and maps with just a few JSF tags. This article explains how to configure GMaps4JSF inside JSF 2.0 applications, and includes a brief introduction to JSF 2.0 Ajax.

Learn how to use the new toString() code-generation ability in Eclipse Galileo along with hashCode(), equals(), and setter/getter generation to cut down on the amount of work that goes into building the foundation of a Java class. Learn which code you have to type and which code you can generate, making a lot less work for you.

WS-Security for SOAP Web services doesn't have to be an all-or-nothing proposition. By configuring WS-Security at the operation or message level, you can apply an appropriate degree of protection. This article takes a look at granular WS-Security in Web Services Description Language (WSDL) using Apache Axis2 and Rampart.

Here's your chance to talk to Dr. Erich Gamma. Feel free to fire away on Eclipse, Java, JUnit, the Rational suite, the Jazz site, or about Dr Gamma's book called Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software.

The ability to add new methods to classes dynamically at run time — even Java classes, and even final Java classes — is incredibly powerful. Whether used for production code, unit tests, or anything in between, Groovy's metaprogramming capabilities should pique the curiosity of even the most jaded Java developer.