DevX’s newsletter via internet.com, week 31, 2008

• View Rendering in Java: Templates Out, Groovy Builders In
  by Jon Dickinson
  Template engines have long been the de-facto standard for rendering views in Java web development. Learn why templates are far from ideal and how Groovy builders provide a literate solution for bringing view rendering back into your code.

• Featured Java Tip: Manipulate the Components of a JNDI Composite Name
  by Leonard Anghel
  This tip shows you how to list, add, and remove components from a JNDI composite name (javax.naming.CompositeName) (from the DevX Tip Bank).

  Featured Java Tip: Turn Off Auto-Commit for Better Performance
  by Amol Somani
  When you first establish a connection to a database, the connection is in auto-commit mode by default. For better performance, turn auto-commit off. (from the DevX Tip Bank).