I found this book to be a great help in my quest to get myself up to speed with modern-day Java development. I'm a better programmer for having read it.
— Jason Salas' WebLog
The Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) is an extremely powerful platform for developing enterprise-level Java-based applications, primarily for the server. This book shows you how to harness that power, guiding you through the details of how the pieces of the J2EE platform fit together.
This book goes further than just showing you how to code a JSP or an EJB: It explains when and where to use these APIs, what their strengths and weaknesses are, and perhaps most important, how to employ the best practices for using them. Specific topics covered include:
Creating dynamic clients using JSP and servlets
Connecting and using databases through Java Database Connectivity (JDBC)
Implementing business tiers using EJB
Using Web services and XML in your enterprise applications
This book also contains hands-on tutorials, clear explanations, and working code examples that will take you to the next stepfrom writing client-side desktop applications to writing enterprise applications. You will learn how to use the individual APIs and tools in the J2EE platform, and how to bring these together to create your own enterprise applications.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Great first j2ee book
Being a beginner I was frustrated by other books before I happened upon
Beginning J2EE 1.4. I'm only 1/4 way through the book but all the examples
work and I feel I've already got my money's worth. I think after studying
this book I will be able to go back to other beginning books and fix the
reasons why their examples did not work for me.
Rating: - No software!
I've had this book for a week now and I would love to be able to give a knowledgeable review but I can't get past the second chapter.
Why? The second chapter details setting up the SDK but after many hours of searching I can't find anyplace to download it. It uses the first (November 2003) release of the J2EE SDK and there have been 3 updates since then. The current release uses an entirely different database with an extensively updated web server.
Rating: - Great intro to J2EE
The book is a very well-balanced introduction to many J2EE topics such as JSP, Servlets, JDBC, and EJB. Examples are "as simple as possible, but no simpler", and are quite useful for understanding the various topics.
Obviously this book is now out in the newer edition that covers the much-changed and simplified (yey!) Java EE 5, but for anyone who would need to work with legacy J2EE 1.4 applications this book certainly provides good value.
Rating: - The devil is in the details but it is a good book
Overall a very good book except for the errors. ;-) I would've given this book a higher rating if it were not for the editing.
I read the book from cover to cover. The explanations are good but there are problems with the examples. It really is difficult to find a programming book that is not rife with poor instructions and/or examples that will not compile. This book is better than most but I am a rather unforgiving sort when it comes to code examples in a book. There is nothing more frustrating ... Read More
Rating: - Good introduction
I was taking a college course using Wrox press pro to pro series book on J2EE and it was kicking my butt. I purchased this book and it was invaluable in breaking down concepts in an easy to understand manner. The book is well written and a great introductory text to J2EE, I highly recommend it for anyone trying to learn this technology.
- Great first j2ee book
- No software!
- The devil is in the details but it is a good book
