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Despite the title, Professional Java 2 Enterprise Edition with BEA WebLogic Server is basically a book about "middleware". Most of it is applicable to any well-implemented Java application server. It covers all three tiers: client, server and data store along with the technologies enabling their interaction. Even better, it doesn't assume you are building your applications in a vacuum. Excellent coverage is given to integrating existing company applications with the Web application server.

The authors adopt a familiar conceit and build their lessons on the story of Pizza2Go, a pizza company taking its business online--listen up, there are other foods. On a more positive note the authors are happy to discuss competing technologies--for example, when introducing Java server pages they also talk about ASP and Cold Fusion. Such discussion is kept under control, though, with the emphasis firmly on Java developer needs. This runs through the selection of an appropriate technology for each feature of the business model, how it fits into the application architecture and then through to coding.

Practical business requirements are well addressed, such as how to implement a WAP interface to the application. But one of the best features of the book is the huge section devoted to building the Grinder, an application designed to stress test the whole portal.

Anyone using transaction-based Web sites is well aware of how poorly so many perform their functions. After working your way through Professional Java 2 Enterprise Edition with BEA WebLogic Server you can be sure you won't be responsible for delivering cold pizzas. --Steve Patient

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The Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) specification is one of Java's success stories; a standard for enterprise web application development that has wide industry support.

J2EE is basically a collection of specifications for web services, business objects, data access, and messaging. They define the way in which web applications communicate with the servers that host them. J2EE focuses on two things - creating a standard that allows web applications to be portable between servers, and giving the server control of component lifecycle and other resources, in order that it can handle issues of scaling, concurrency, transaction management, and security.

This book is based around one of the most popular J2EE and EJB implementations, BEA WebLogic Server. The authors work for BEA in Europe, providing technical support for customer's implementations of Weblogic-based solutions. They have first-hand knowledge of the practical difficulties developers face in applying J2EE and WebLogic to their projects, and in debugging and testing these applications. This book is a distillation of their real-world expertise.

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4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting case study, Jan 16 2002

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The words "A Case Study" added to the title of this book would more clearly explain what this book is about. This book doesn't really work as a stand-alone introduction to J2EE development but should be thought of as a companion to your favorite J2EE book. The premise of the book is a case study of an imaginary company (Pizza2Go) which wishes to take its current applications and migrate them to a J2EE internet application. The migration goes through stages as the developers first move to JSPs and servlets followed by the edition of various Enterprise JavaBeans. Following sections include integrating a J2EE application with an ASP application, messaging using JMS, and adapting an application to handle wireless devices. The last section discusses how to thoroughly test your application including stress testing. The case study is the heart of the book and is both the book's strength and its weakness. The book features an enormous amount of code but in some places little discussion of that code. Without some knowledge of servlets, JSPs, and J2EE this book would be difficult to follow. However, if your complaint about other books is that the examples are too simplistic or not realistic then this book may be just what you want. Although the book does discuss topics within BEA WebLogic Server, there is little if anything that can not be adapted to any J2EE server. Overall, I found this book to be a very helpful and interesting case study.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book, Don't be scared by other poor reviews., Aug 8 2001

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After reading the other reviews here on Amazon.com (many "one stars"), I decided not to buy the book. But I saw it in a book store and picked it up out of curiosity... and did not put it down until I had walked out the door having purchased it. I have purchased and read scores of computer books over the past ten years, this is one of the best I have come across. It thoroughly covers both specifics about the product as well as general principles of J2EE (JMS, JNDI, all types of EJB's, XML, WAP). Its chapters on testing are also well done, providing a solid framework. Having only read the book, I walked straight into an architecture level job on WebLogic and have been successful. I have also been able to evaluate two complex JMS systems, also having only this book as background. A great knowledge/time investment.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book, July 13 2001

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Hi This is very good book for weblogic,ejb and jsp with practical examples rather than boring theory. This is very good for reference for industrial projects also.

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2.0 out of 5 stars A failure from both sides
I purchased this book because it was a perfect fit for what I want to do - develop J2EE applications centered around EJBs on WebLogic server. Read more

Published on July 3 2001 by cybernaut7

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good book for developers new to Java based Web Apps
I liked the way the authors use a common scenario, a company trying to make a traditional process (phone and fax based) appropriate for the Web. Read more

Published on Jun 19 2001 by Ross Foard