Effective Enterprise Java

"With this book, Ted Neward helps you make the leap from being a good Java enterprise developer to a great developer!"
—John Crupi, Sun Distinguished Engineer coauthor, Core J2EE Patterns

If you want to build better Java enterprise applications and work more efficiently, look no further. Inside, you will find an accessible guide to the nuances of Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) development. Learn how to:

• Use in-process or local storage to avoid the network, see item 44
• Set lower isolation levels for better transactional throughput, see item 35
• Use Web services for open integration, see item 22
• Consider your lookup carefully, see item 16
• Pre-generate content to minimize processing, see item 55
• Utilize role-based authorization, see item 63
• Be robust in the face of failure, see item 7
• Employ independent JREs for side-by-side versioning, see item 69

Ted Neward provides you with 75 easily digestible tips that will help you master J2EE development on a systemic and architectural level. His panoramic look at the good, the bad, and the ugly aspects of J2EE development will address your most pressing concerns. Learn how to design your enterprise systems so they adapt to future demands. Improve the efficiency of your code without compromising its correctness. Discover how to implement sophisticated functionality that is not directly supported by the language or platform. After reading Effective Enterprise Java , you will know how to design and implement better, more scalable enterprise-scope Java software systems.

Ted Neward is a software architect, consultant, author, and presenter who has consulted for such companies as Intuit and Pacific Bell, and UC Davis. He is the author of Server-Based Java Programming (Manning, 2000), and coauthor of C# in a Nutshell (O'Reilly, 2002) and SSCLI Essentials (O'Reilly, 2003). Ted was a member of the JSR 175 Expert Group. He now frequently speaks on the conference circuit and to user groups all over the world. He continues to develop and teach courses on Java and .NET.