Yay, my new article is up on JavaBoutique. This one is about writing servlet filters, kind of an introductory-level topic, but I don't think filters are exploited enough. They're essentially Java server plugins, if you write a filter it can be used on any standards compliant Java server.

Last month I wrote an article on how to configure Ant build files for multi-developer projects, particularly projects you want to manage with CVS. Next I'd like to do an article on Jakarta's Digester, which is a really clever package for making a configuration system for pluggable components. It uses Beanutils for painless introspection, another tool that deserves wider awareness.