Kevin Mukhar

This book shows you how to harness the power of J2EE, and examines how the pieces of the new J2EE 5 platform fit together. The authors surpass merely explaining how to code a JSP or an EJB; instead, they compare these APIs at length for your ultimate benefit. You will come to learn when and where to use these APIs, employ best practices for using them, and understand their strengths and weaknesses. Hands-on tutorials are also included, along with clear explanations and working code examples. You will grow to take the next step—from writing client-side desktop applications to writing enterprise applications. You will also learn how to use the individual APIs and tools in the J2EE platform, and how to merge these to create your own enterprise applications.

This book is aimed at programmers who have learned the basics of Java from, for example, Beginning Java 1.4: From Novice to Professional, and are now ready to learn how to use Java in the real world, with J2EE. But, J2EE is a big spec, and the target audience is not interested in Enterprise JavaBeans and other advanced specs within J2EE. In fact, 75% of J2EE applications are built using only JavaServer Pages and Servlets (two of the simpler technologies to learn in J2EE), so these are the areas that the audience is particularly interested in.