DDJ, August 2006
Computer Forensics


FEATURES

Sun, Java, and the Middle Course
Michael Swaine
Is Sun taking the initiative on openness and community, or is stepping off into the future by taking the middle course just being reactive?

Device Trails
Zvi Gutterman and Avner Rosenan
Modern hardware devices contain information that assists the operating system in finding appropriate drivers—and intruders in finding out who was doing what when.

Discovering Relationships in Context
Joe Celko
Cogito is a graph-based relationship analytics tool for pattern matching and relationship identification, making it an ideal tool for computer forensics.

Configuring J2EE Deployment Descriptors
Steve Taylor
Deployment descriptors are J2EE components that manage data connections when connecting to databases or maintaining unique transactions between web sessions.

Quick-Kill Project Management
Andrew Stellman and Jennifer Greene
Andrew and Jennifer show how you can do smart software development even when facing impossible schedules.

Code Quality Improvement
JunHo Yoon and YoonKyu Jang
Coding standards help you to improve code readability, produce consistent code, and prevent error-prone coding styles. Robert Buckley adds a note on MISRA-C and coding standards.


COLUMNS

The New C++
Pete Becker
The fundamental rule of laziness is: Don't do it unless you have to.

Nisley's Notebook
Ed Nisley
Ordinary Pepsi floating in the tubs of ice at LinuxWorld Expo! What does that tell you about the state of Linux these days?

The Agile Edge
Scott Ambler
Usability is a quality attribute of a system, which encompasses learnability, efficiency, memorability, error recovery, and end-user satisfaction.


DEPARTMENTS

Hmmmm
Jonathan Erickson
If it isn't broken, there's no need to fix it. But if it is broken...

Alia Vox
Gary McGraw
Penetration testing is a technique commonly practiced by computer security specialists, but its power is limited when it comes to software.

Developer Diaries
Michael Swaine
What do QA testing and NFL football have in common? They both involve developers.

Developer's Notebook
DDJ Staff
New development products and new releases of existing ones.

Swaine's Flames
Michael Swaine
Michael shares his tips on how a press conference ought to be held.