Overview
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. provides a complete roadmap for creating and deploying Internet-based J2EE applications, ultimately delivering fast ramp-up and higher ROI.Editorials
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The Barnes & Noble ReviewWhat's software architecture supposed to do for you? "Merely" help you create extensible, maintainable, resilient, and usable enterprise systems that do what your customer really wants. J2EE architects need to be comfortable with problem definition, domain modeling, business-tier process modeling, presentation semantics, lifecycle management -- and, of course, Java enterprise technology and components. It could take a dozen books to teach you all that. Or this one.
Practical J2EE Application Architecture offers a complete blueprint for establishing a working baseline architecture for nearly any web application or service. Nadir Gulzar's "what you learn is what you use" approach utilizes a book-length case study to address everything from requirements through design, implementation, and deployment.
Start by defining your problem domain, decomposing your application into discrete functional units, and expressing them as use cases -- each process is explained using a standardized template. Next, you can begin building your information architecture, including user interactions, transactional semantics, and navigation: information that'll be essential later, when you build an MVC presentation-tier framework with Struts.
Gulzar addresses J2EE security and caching -- including "federated network identity," one of the first fruits of Project Liberty, the alternative to Microsoft .NET Passport for creating portable, flexible e-commerce identities. Next, he turns to design and construction: presentation tiers, domain models, and business tiers. Using BEA WebLogic Workshop, he walks through building J2EE web services for application integration -- and finally, application assembly and deployment. Whether you're new to J2EE architecture or you've been learning through trial and error, this book's your shortcut to far deeper expertise. Bill Camarda
Bill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer. His 15 books include Special Edition Using Word 2000 and Upgrading & Fixing Networks for Dummies, Second Edition.