Dr. Paul A. G. Sivilotti
Associate Professor
Computer Science and Engineering

CORBA

• FAQ
• OMG (The Object Management Group).
• Java IDL
• Java CORBA
• Client/Server Programming with Java and CORBA, Robert Orfali and Dan Harkey, Wiley Publishing, 1998.

Java

• JDK 1.4.2 Documentation
• Java Language Specification (Second Edition)
• Webmonkey tutorials
• J2EE (EJB's)
• Jini

Java RMI

• Java Remote Method Invocation (RMI) overview
• Sun's Hello World tutorial

XML

• XML 1.0 spec from W3C (Annotated version )
• Namespaces
• Schema structures (and an overview article )
• Java and XML APIs: SAX , DOM , JDOM , JAXP
• Xerces Parser from Apache ( API )
• Online validation form
• Xalan Stylesheet Processor from Apache
• UDDI search and UDDI registry at Microsoft

Programming Reference

• Programmer's Oasis. This site contains reference material for programming in C, C++, Java, and Assembly (among others). Includes standards (such as a draft of the ANSI C++ standard), FAQ's, and tools.

Coding Standards

• Programming in C++ -- Rules and Recommendations ( postscript , html ) This document is a coding convention for C++. It gives a collection of rules and recommendations, including rationales for the rules, and possible exceptions.
• C++ Coding Standard. An HTML coding standard for C++. Not nearly as comprehensive or professional as the Ellemtel document above.
• Recommended C Style and Coding Standards ( postscript , ftp site ) A very good guide to C programming style (from Bell Labs, U of Toronto, UC Berkeley, U Washington, and SoftQuad Inc.)

Technical Writing

• The OSU College of Engineering Technical Communication Resource Center . An on-campus resource to assiste with all forms of technical writing. See their web page for more information.
• The OSU Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing (CSTW). An on-campus resource to assiste with all forms of technical writing. See their web page for more information.
• The Elements of Style is an online version of the classic style guide for English by Strunk.
• Exploring English is another style guide for English, more elementary than "The Elements of Style" above.
• Webster's online dictionary.
• Roget's Thesaurus