This handbook is a concise guide to architecting, designing and building J2EE applications. This handbook will guide the technical architect through the entire J2EE project including identifying business requirements, performing use-case analysis, object and data modeling, and guiding a development team during construction. Whether you are about to architect your first J2EE application or are looking for ways to keep your projects on-time and on-budget, you will refer to this handbook again and again.
You will discover how to:
-- Design J2EE applications so that they are robust, extensible, and easy to maintain.
-- Apply commonly used design patterns effectively
-- Identify and address application architectural issues before they hinder the development team
-- Document and communicate the application design so that the development team?s work is targeted
-- Avoid common mistakes that derail project budgets and timelines.
-- Guide the development team through the design and construction process.
-- Setup effective procedures and guidelines that increase stability and decrease bug reports
-- Effectively estimate needed resources and timelines
User review
Misses the goal of an architect vs a very senior developer.
The other night I was helping put into context the concepts in this book with a colleague of mine. And in the process, we both came to understand that though this book (ignoring the title) is a great architectural road map for an undescribed and predefined business issue for a three tier web based application, it is not a handbook, nor is it for an architect.
This is a book that would be a great book for someone who's building a web based application and is looking for a blueprint to follow instead of having to come up with one themself. This is mostly because of the rather heavy handed approach the author declares how a system should be built. It's always good to have a point of view, but tools for how to design are always better than the design itself for a practitioner. This book seems to provide few tools to learn how to design.
Based on that, if this book was titled differently with a different forward I would have given it a much better rating, but as it stands and the misleading nature of the title and forward, I've given it a low rating.
If you are an aspiring architect or are looking to learn more about the architectural process there are the following books, which are a good read and reference books:
A Software Architecture Primer
Beyond Software Architecture: Creating and Sustaining Winning Solutions (Addison-Wesley Signature Series)
Simple Architectures for Complex Enterprises (PRO-best Practices) (Best Practices (Microsoft))
For those looking for patterns of implementation beyond `The Gang of Four` patterns book, there are the following books (I normally keep multiple copies of them):
Implementation Patterns (Addison-Wesley Signature Series)
Analysis Patterns: Reusable Object Models (Addison-Wesley Object Technology Series)
Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture (Addison-Wesley Signature Series)
Enterprise Integration Patterns: Designing, Building, and Deploying Messaging Solutions (Addison-Wesley Signature Series)
User review
On time and in perfect condition.
I received the book when expected and in perfect conditions. Very interesting book for a very reasonable price.
User review
An architect's treasure
This book has outstanding breadth of information for system architecture. Some details are quite basic, while others are quite indepth. Overall though, what's most important is that the book is very well written and serves its purpose well. It has many excellent strategies, along with a comprehensive feature list of most J2EE projects.
Definately a 5 star.
User review
Concepts applicable in J2EE as well as .NET
I develop applications using J2EE and .NET. I found that most concepts found in this book are equally applicable to the .NET arena as well. Good work.
User review
Practical for beginners
I'm a Junior J2EE Technical Architect and I just finish reading your book. It's really interesting and instructive. It helps me a lot on my project planning.
