Chapter 2. JavaSpaces Application Basics

"Think simple" as my old master used to say—meaning reduce the whole of its parts into the simplest terms, getting back to first principles.

—Frank Lloyd Wright

In this chapter we are going to cover the basics of the JavaSpaces API—examining its core interfaces and classes for dealing with entries and spaces. We will also look at how it all works and explain some of the mechanics of creating space-based applications. Our aim is to give you the foundation you need to understand and experiment with the example programs in the next several chapters and to start building your own space-based applications.

Our discussion in this chapter will center around the net.jini.javaspace and net.jini.core.entry packages, ...

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