Weekend reading

An occasional roundup of articles to read over the weekend.
 This week it’s more of a look back at interesting pieces.

• Three rules for working with Java exceptions effectively, by Jim Cushing Three Rules for Effective Exception Handling
• Java questions and answers with Vladimir Roubtsov Does an object exist if you can’t test its identity? Can interned Strings be garbage collected?
• If that’s where you want to go, let’s help you get there. Joshua Marinacci Make your Swing App Go Native — Part one
• Leoš Bílek .NET in the world of mobile devices