Expert One-on-One J2EE Development without EJB

What is this book about? Expert One-on-One J2EE Development without EJB shows Java developers and architects how to build robust J2EE applications without having to use Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB). This practical, code-intensive guide provides best practices for using simpler and more effective methods and tools, including JavaServer pages, servlets, and lightweight frameworks. What does this book cover? The book begins by examining the limits of EJB technology what it does well and not so well. Then the authors guide you through alternatives to EJB that you can use to create higher quality applications faster and at lower cost both agile methods as well as new classes of tools that have evolved over the past few years. They then dive into the details, showing solutions based on the lightweight framework they pioneered on SourceForge one of the most innovative open source communities. They demonstrate how to leverage practical techniques and tools, including the popular open source Spring Framework and Hibernate. This book also guides you through productive solutions to core problems, such as transaction management, persistence, remoting, and Web tier design. You will examine how these alternatives affect testing, performance, and scalability, and discover how lightweight architectures can slash time and effort on many projects. What will you learn from this book? Here are some details on what you'll find in this book: How to find the simplest and most maintainable architecture for your application Effective transaction management without EJB How to solve common problems in enterprise software development using AOP and Inversion of Control Web tier design and the place of the Web tier in a well-designed J2EE application Effective data access techniques for J2EE applications with JDBC, Hibernate, and JDO How to leverage open source products to improve productivity and reduce custom coding How to design for optimal performance and scalability

What is this book about?Expert One-on-One J2EE Development without EJB shows Javadevelopers and architects how to build robust J2EE applicationswithout having to use Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB). This practicalcode-intensive guide provides best practices for using simpler andmore effective methods and tools, including JavaServer pagesservlets, and lightweight frameworks.What does this book cover?The book begins by examining the limits of EJB technology what it does well and not so well. Then the authors guideyou through alternatives to EJB that you can use to create higherquality applications faster and at lower cost -- both agilemethods as well as new classes of tools that have evolved over thepast few years.They then dive into the details, showing solutions based on thelightweight framework they pioneered on SourceForge -- one ofthe most innovative open source communities. They demonstrate howto leverage practical techniques and tools, including the popularopen source Spring Framework and Hibernate. This book also guidesyou through productive solutions to core problems, such astransaction management, persistence, remoting, and Web tier design.You will examine how these alternatives affect testingperformance, and scalability, and discover how lightweightarchitectures can slash time and effort on many projects.What will you learn from this book?Here are some details on what you'll find in this book:* How to find the simplest and most maintainable architecture foryour application* Effective transaction management without EJB* How to solve common problems in enterprise software developmentusing AOP and Inversion of Control* Web tier design and the place of the Web tier in awell-designed J2EE application* Effective data access techniques for J2EE applications withJDBC, Hibernate, and JDO* How to leverage open source products to improve productivityand reduce custom coding* How to design for optimal performance and scalability

About the Authors.Introduction.Chapter 1: Why "J2EE without EJB"?Chapter 2: Goals.Chapter 3: Architectures.Chapter 4: The Simplicity Dividend.Chapter 5: EJB, Five Years On.Chapter 6: Lightweight Containers and Inversion of Control.Chapter 7: Introducing the Spring Framework.Chapter 8: Declarative Middleware Using AOP Concepts.Chapter 9: Transaction Management.Chapter 10: Persistence.Chapter 11: Remoting.Chapter 12: Replacing Other EJB Services.Chapter 13: Web Tier Design.Chapter 14: Unit Testing and Testability.Chapter 15: Performance and Scalability.Chapter 16: The Sample Application.Chapter 17: Conclusion.Last words.Index.