Beginning Java EE 5 - From Novice to Professional - Learn and Apply Sun's New Lightweight Enterprise Java Platform and its APIs

The Java Platform, Enterprise Edition, or Java EE 5, is an extremely powerful but lightweight platform for developing enterprise-level Java-based server applications. To harness that power, you need to know how to properly use the various APIs that make up Java EE. In this book, we present an overview of how all the Java EE pieces work together and complement each other.

We go further than just showing you how to code a JavaServer Pages (JSP) web page or an Enterprise JavaBean (EJB), though: we explain when and where to use these APIs, what their strengths and weaknesses are, and the best practices for using them. We also cover the following topics:

• Creating dynamic clients using JSP pages, JavaServer Faces (JSF) pages, and Servlets
• Connecting to and using databases in your web applications using Java Database Connectivity (JDBC)
• Implementing a business tier using EJBs
• Using various Java EE patterns in your enterprise application to avoid pitfalls
• Using web services and XML in your enterprise applications

This book concentrates on the most important APIs and tools you'll need in your enterprise Java projects. We provide hands-on tutorials, clear explanations, and working code examples that will take you to the next level, from writing client-side desktop applications to developing enterprise applications. You'll learn how to use the individual APIs and tools in the Java EE 5 platform, and how to bring them together to create your own enterprise applications.

Have fun!