Developers often confuse learning the technology with learning to design with the technology. In this book, senior architects from the Sun Java Center share the... » 

Developers often confuse learning the technology with learning to design with the technology. In this book, senior architects from the Sun Java Center share their cumulative design experience on Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) technology.

The primary focus of the book is on patterns, best practices, design strategies, and proven solutions using the key J2EE technologies including JavaServer Pages(TM) (JSP(TM)), Servlets, Enterprise JavaBeans(TM) (EJB(TM)), and Java(TM) Message Service (JMS) APIs. The J2EE Pattern Catalog with 21 patterns and numerous strategies is presented to document and promote best practices for these technologies.

Core J2EE Patterns, Second Edition offers the following:J2EE Pattern Catalog with 21 patterns--fully revised and newly documented patterns providing proven solutions for enterprise applicationsDesign strategies for the presentation tier, business tier, and integration tierCoverage of servlets, JSP, EJB, JMS, and Web ServicesJ2EE technology bad practices Refactorings to improve existing designs using patternsFully illustrated with UML diagramsExtensive sample code for patterns, strategies, and refactorings «