From the Back Cover
Over the last few years, Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) technology
has emerged and matured as a standard platform for building enterprise
applications. While the platform has matured into a solid offering for
developing and deploying enterprise applications, it does offer its challenges.
As developers, often we confuse learning the technology with learning to design
with the technology. In this book, senior architects from the Sun Java Center,
Sun's Java consulting organization share with the reader their cumulative design
experience with and expertise on J2EE technology.
The primary focus of the book is on patterns, best practices, design
strategies, and proven solutions using the key J2EE technologies including
JavaServer Pages (JSP), Servlets, Enterprise Java Beans (EJB), and Java Message
Service (J.M.S) API. Other ancillary technologies like JDBC and JNDI are also
discussed as relevant to their usage in these patterns. The J2EE Patterns
catalog with 16 patterns and numerous strategies is presented to document and
promote best practices for these technologies.