Review of J2EE Open Source Toolkit : Building an Enterprise Platform with Open Source Tools (Java Open Source Library) (Paperback)

This book is not only good conceptually and instructionally, but it's also a great reference text. Aside from reading very well, the content presentation is straightforward and concise. Using this book the reader can quickly throw together everything needed for development of this nature. The book is worth it for the chapter on developer tools (chapter 4) alone. After sitting down and going through it once, I was finally able to get a complete development environment up and running under Linux. I had made a few attempts before but couldn't set up the environment correctly nor had any good choice for an IDE. Under Linux (my preferred development platform) I had always just used the command line compilation tools and text editors (like vi). Now the IDE is set up and I can test, debug, write, and deploy code easily and I'm considerably more productive.
The book is incredibly useful for experienced programmers and indispensable for anyone trying out Java and J2EE (particularly if you don't have access commercial development environment or testing platform... as a grad student I rely heavily on open source for development in all languages). It also explains how open source solutions can enhance production environments as well. And I've not found another reference that had everything I needed all in one place. This text is thoroughly recommended to anyone with an interest in J2EE or Open Source.

Product Description
* The first book that shows how to harness the full power of open-source tools to build a free J2EE development platform without using any commercial products
* Tools covered include Apache Tomcat, Struts, Jetspeed, MySQL, Joram, and jBoss
* Shows developers how to integrate all of the most popular open-source tools into a single, integrated platform
* Companion Web site provides source code plus a fully working example of the development platform created in the book

From the Back Cover
Discover how to harness the full power of open source tools to build a free J2EE enterprise platform

The choice is yours . . . you can spend thousands of dollars on commercial enterprise platforms or you can take advantage of free, fast, and reliable open source alternatives. To make your decision even easier, this innovative book provides you with all the tools you need to seamlessly combine the most popular open source tools into a single, integrated enterprise platform that can be used for development and deployment of Enterprise Java applications. The authors introduce you to several open source Java projects, covering the basics of enterprise architectures and providing an overviewof open source developer tools.

They then explore the components that you can use to deliver Web-based applications and show you how to build and communicate with the enterprise infrastructure using such components as JDBC, JMS, and Enterprise JavaBeans™. After you've created the platform, the authors guide you through the process of moving an application from development to a production environment, so you'll be up and running in no time!

With the help of comprehensive code examples, this book will show you how to:

• Create your own Java enterprise platform
• Select the right open source components for the platform
• Utilize leading tools such as Tomcat, Struts, MySQL®, and JBoss
• Ensure that all open source components work together
• Integrate open source tools with commercial platforms to boost development speed and efficiency

The companion Web site contains the book's original source code, a working sample application for the integrated development environment, and links you can visit to download all of the tools featured in the book.

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