J2EE Applications and BEA WebLogic Server

Yochem, Angela; Carlson, David; Stephens, Tad

ISBN 10: 0131015524 ISBN 13: 9780131015524

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2004

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The insider's guide to J2EE 1.3 development with the world's #1 Java application server-BEA WebLogic Server 7! This is an update to the best-selling J2EE and WebLogic Server book to cover the latest versions of the J2EE and Web services specifications. New sections include: programming integration with the Java 2 Connector Architecture, Web services, management with JMX, clustering and troubleshooting and much more! BEA's WebLogic is widely recognized as the de facto industry standard for developing and deploying industrial strength Java E-commerce applications.

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Review

BEA WebLogic Server is the 600-pound gorilla of Java e-commerce development. It's a pure play graphical Java development environment, which makes the inclusion of J2EE in the title of J2EE Applications and BEA WebLogic Server a little redundant (what else would you choose to use?).

The authors illustrate the development process with a fictional auction site application. The various development phases are distributed over 15 dedicated chapters covering the usual suspects: presentation logic, JavaServer pages, databases with JDBC and JTA, RMI, JMS and so on. The discussions and examples are lucid with high production values and lots of attention to detail. Nothing is skimmed over from coping with people who don't accept cookies to dealing with problems when serialising data and hardening code against unreliable networks.

Overall J2EE Applications and BEA WebLogic Server proved surprisingly readable and--after a somewhat pretentious start--focuses down hard on actually working with BEA WebLogic Server to create reliable, efficient apps. The accompanying CD contains an evaluation version of BEA WebLogic Server 6.0 (registration required to unlock it) plus much more code than is included in the book itself. You'll see references to sample code on the CD in each chapter.

While clearly not a title for everyone, J2EE Applications and BEA WebLogic Server is an effective budget way to evaluate BEA WebLogic Server or to gain experience with it. --Steve Patient

From the Back Cover

J2EEApplications and BEA WebLogic Server�

Second Edition

Revised by Angela Yochem David Carlson Tad Stephens

A revised and updated edition of the best-selling book by Michael Girdley, Rob Woollen, and Sanda L. Emerson, this is your start-to-finish guide to developing Web-based applications using J2EE 1.3 (with references to 1.4 features) and the new BEA WebLogic Server 8.1.

One step at a time, and one technology at a time, the authors walk you through building a complete, robust Web application. You'll prototype user interfaces, code server-side presentation logic and JSPs, implement database connectivity, establish central registries, provide JMS messaging, code EJBs, even integrate email facilities. Along the way, you'll discover how each module fits into your overall application design, as you learn best practices for enhancing availability, reliability, and security. Coverage includes:

Leveraging the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern
Using JDBC and BEA WebLogic's transaction support to integrate enterprise databases
Preparing your applications to run in clustered BEA WebLogic Server environments
Developing EJBs that fully leverage BEA WebLogic Server's container services
Best practices and guidelines for testing, compilation, and deployment
Working with WebLogic Workshop, BEA's unified development environment
Utilizing BEA WebLogic Platform to integrate business processes and back office systems in an end-to-end application framework

J2EE Applications and BEA WebLogic Server, Second Edition is highly approachable for WebLogic beginners, and exceptionally useful for experienced developers. Whatever your background, it'll help you build the high-performance, high-value Web applications your business demands.

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