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Enterprise Java Development on a Budget: Leveraging Java Open Source Technologies
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"Enterprise Java Development on a Budget" is an annotated
roadmap covering every major aspect of open source enterprise Java development
"on a budget". This book allows a programmer or programming team to develop
complex applications for enterprises using as little money as possible.
Open Source has had a profound effect on the Java Community. Many Java Open
Source projects have even become de-facto standards. The principal purpose of
this book is to guide the reader through the development of a real enterprise
Java application(s) using nothing but Open Source Java Tools, Projects and Frameworks.
Each chapter will deal with an aspect of the design and development of the application
as they relate to a specific tool or framework being used. In areas of the application
where there may be implementation choices in terms of which Open Source project
to use, we will show one more possible paths and explain why, in the context
of the application we chose one project/tool versus competing/similar ones.
This book is intended to define the role of Open Source on the Java Community.
It will provide information on how, when and why to use Open Source. It will
also contain as a useful appendix a catalog of Open Source Projects/Products
making an impact. The catalog provides information and examples necessary for
managers, developers and architects to make decisions on whether to use or evaluate
specific projects.
Table of Contents
Preface; Introduction; 1- Java and Open Source; 2- Case Study- Conference Management
System; 3- J2EE Primer; 4- Design; 5- Testing; 6- Development; 7- Business Tier;
8- Presentation Tier; 9- Integration Tier; 10- Web Services; 11- Client Tier;
12- Performance; 13- Building and Deploying the Project; 14- Putting it All
Together; Appendix A- Open Source Catalog; Appendix B- Java and Linux, A Powerful
Combination; Appendix C- CVS; Appendix D- Open Source RDBMS
Customer Reviews
Customer Reviews: 1 Average Customer Rating: Apr 13, 2004 dustinsand from Sacramento, CA
Excellent coverage of the current Java J2EE open source landscap
I looked at the size of the book and didn't think it was possible for the authors to adequately cover all java open source technologies listed on the cover. I was mistaken. Since I am a seasoned J2EE professional, I thought I could skip over sections on Ant, Junit and UML. Again, I was mistaken. I learned many tips on topics I thought I was already an expert on.
Not only did the authors provide valuable information on each topic, but each technology was compared in an unbiased fashion. I felt each chapter provided enough background and detailed information for me to decide if it's a good fit for my application. The authors point out critical questions to ponder in each chapter when making architectural decisions. The chapter on 'Data Storage Options' is a great example.
I found the theme of using the sample application throughout the book as a cohesive and a good way to demonstrate and contrast the different open source technologies. The sample application represented a real world scenario and demonstrated more than just the simple (and non real world) usage of the technologies.
I only have one wish, I would have liked to seen a little more coverage of Apache Axis in the web services chapter.
It would be impossible to thoroughly cover each open source technology included in the book since each one is a book unto itself. However, after reading this single book I feel educated enough to choose and further evaluate open source technologies that will meet my specific application needs. This sure beats having to research countless web sites, articles and technology specific books to find information provided in this one resource.
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