Java(TM) EE 5 Tutorial, The (3rd Edition) (The Java Series)

The Java EE 5 Tutorial is an introduction to programming server-side Java applications. This book takes a task-oriented, example-driven approach to show you how to build applications for the Java EE 5 platform. This book also describes the features and functionalities available with NetBeans 5.5.

 

What's new in this edition? The author team have updated the existing chapters to reflect the changes to JSP, EJB, Servlets, and more. Also, the authors have added new chapters on the Sun Java System Application Server 9 as a deployment environment for server-side technologies. The web-tier technology chapters cover the components used in developing the presentation layer of a Java EE 5 or stand-alone web application. The web services technology chapters cover the APIs used in developing standard web services. The Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) technology chapters cover the components used in developing the business logic of a Java EE 5 application. The Persistence technology chapters cover the Java Persistence API, which is used for accessing databases from Java EE applications. The platform services chapters cover the system services used by all the Java EE 5 component technologies

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Pulp fiction?
I'm very disappointed in this book. It conveys little in the way of what goes in to the development, and deployment, of J2EE applications. You're left scratching your head, wondering, how a J2EE app.' went from code to production. There is no continuity in their step-by-step process (i.e. process of developing and deploying an EJB, etc.). It would've been nice if they talked more about descriptors and creating Ant files to deploy J2EE apps, but instead they rely on NetBeans. This book is another example of the industry spewing out trash just to make a buck!

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New version available
There is a new version available of this book. It was updated in October of 2008 and, best of all, it's a free download. Just google `The Java EE 5 Tutorial` and you'll find it on Sun's website. It's also available as a PDF.

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A Good Teaching Book
This book is a good self-studying book. It provides JavaEE knowledge systematically with good examples, which helps understanding JavaEE.

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Un libro muy recomendable
Es un libro de referencia muy bueno, realizado por los de Sun.

De volumen es un tocho (casi 1400 páginas) pero si lo usas como referencia de trabajo tienes toda la información necesaria sobre java EE.

Muy recomendable.

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Buy this only if you already know Java EE
This book makes sense only if you already know Java EE, but in that case you don't need it. One of the worst tutorial I've ever seen. Wasted a lot of time trying to understand what it says, but that's so hard because it keeps referring to concepts that are be not covered until later chapters (forward referencing). The examples are working, but no clear explanation on what each of them does, how to reassemble them, etc. No step by step guide. Even concepts aren't explained well enough.