Java Enterprise Best Practices: Expert Tips & Tricks for Java Enterprise Programmers

An appetizer that leaves you hungry for more.Patterns and best practices have been around for a long time. They solve problem domains not directly addressed by the language itself ie., repeatable solutions to family of application development issues -- be it architecture, deployment or testing. For a complex platform like J2EE, use of best practices can make or break a project.Just what the doctor ordered - Java Enterprise Best Practices is a collection nuggets of wisdoms. It is a compendium of idioms classified based on various enterprise Java areas written the most acclaimed authors in the field (Jason Hunter, Bret McLaughlin, Hans Bergsten et al). Ranging from most widely used EJBs to the latest additions such as JMX and JSTL, each chapter presents the reader with most widely accepted norms of using technologies such as - EJB, Servlets, JDBC, XML, RMI, JMX, Internationalization, JSP, JavaMail. Chapters on XML and RMI are the best of the lot.I was surprised to note the omission of JMS, given that its popularity when compared with other things such as JMX or JSTL. The last chapter on performance tuning lacks depth and reads more like hastily scribbled notes. Can best practices be argued? Absolutely! The first chapter of the book says just that. It is important to bear that in mind while you read through the chapters.While a seasoned J2EE developer idioms may find a few things trivial, it is quite a good reference to keep handy if you are developing real-life applications. Ajith Kallambella [...]

This book assumes you have prior knowledge of jsp/java. It's an excellent book especially for someone who needs to have some questions answered while developing an app, i.e how to perform connection pooling using JDBC 3.0. The information is short but precise ; at this level of development, this is what I need. Again, if you're looking for a detailed java book, get a different book. But if you're developing your first app and need a book that 'look over your shoulder', this is definitely the book.

Title: Java Enterprise Best PracticesFirst Edition December 2002Author(s): The O'Reilly Java AuthorsCity: Sebastapol, CAPublisher: O'ReillyPublished Date: December 2002.ISBN: 6 36920 00384 7Reviewer Name: Ravi Mahalingam ...Review Date: 12 Mar 2003.Overall value of the book:5Instructional value of the book:4Reference value of the book: 4This book unlike other most books is made by Java experts in their own field. the book assumes priorknowledge of the topics and does not intend to takea beginner from ignorance to knowledge.this book is intended not for beginners but some experts in the Java domain designing enterpriselevel systems or even maintaining them for systemperformance and ehancements.The book is well written and all the potentialgotchas and the mistakes commonly done in applicationdesign and development are outlined with appropriatealternate solutions.The book covers all aspects of java and ejb applicationdevelopment and their best practices.Overall, this a good book to have and will be usedby experienced java developers and the not soexperienced.

Nice practical tips for your daily work. Especially if you have to discuss your technical decisions with your managers and the other team members this book will give you a sound basis for your arguments.The book consists of many small tips and advices but don't expect any kind of reference implementation.For me the most useful chapters were JDBC Best Practices (i.e. how to use Optimistic Concurrency and implement a Sequencer object together with a very illustrative activity diagram) and Enterprise Internationalization. You pick the gems out of the text and use them immediately.

... This is an outstanding book that has plenty of gems in it. The chapter on servletsalone is worth it, which is available for free on the bookweb site. EJB and JSP chapters are also very good. But I'd have liked to see more on XML and web services.