The Java SE 6 documentation on Object Serialization states the following about the uses of Java serialization: Serialization is used for lightweight persistence and for communication via sockets or ...

Last month, Oracle's chief architect, Mark Reinhold, said during a conference Q&A that one of Oracle's long-term goals is to change the way Java handles object serialization. In fact, he called the ...

Learn how the Data Transfer Object design pattern is implemented in Java ME architectures and why you might want to use XML-based DTOs rather than Java beans for faster data interchange between tiers.