Practical J2EE Application Architecture

Provides developers with a complete roadmap for building large-scale J2EE applications. You will get a cohesive approach for producing optimal solutions through rigorous life-cycle management techniques from inception through deployment. Includes sample Web site—hosted by the authors--that features real-world demonstrations of all the book’s concepts.

"This book won't sit on your shelf. It'll live on your desk." --Simon Rowell, BEA Systems, Inc.

Your Definitive Professional Resource

Developers and students aspiring to be Java 2 Enterprise Edition architects will greatly benefit from this groundbreaking resource. Packed with information on technologies, processes, and architecture, this book provides complete end-to-end coverage for designing and developing a J2EE-based solution. Plus--this is the first book to show and explain Struts implementation patterns, in addition to delivering clear insight into Struts architecture and its core services. Practical J2EE Application Architecture provides a complete roadmap for creating and deploying internet-based J2EE applications, ultimately delivering fast ramp-up and higher ROI.

• Create a use-case view of the problem domain
• Understand the semantics of J2EE application configuration and deployment
• Create consistent design vocabulary using design patterns
• Simplify Struts adoption using proven Struts-based implementation patterns
• Follow a cohesive approach in creating project artifacts
• Build internationalization applications with JavaServer Pages (JSPs) and Enterprise JavaBeans (EJBs)
• Employ information architecture to create a user-centric Internet-based application