Professional Java JDK 6

Working as an effective professional Java developer requires you to know Java APIs, tools,
and techniques to solve a wide variety of Java problems. Building upon Ivor Horton's
Beginning Java 2, this resource shows you how to use the core features of the latest JDK as
well as powerful open source tools such as Ant, JUnit, and Hibernate. It will arm you with
a well-rounded understanding of the professional Java development landscape.
The expert author team begins by uncovering the sophisticated Java language features, the
methodology for developing solutions, and steps for exploiting patterns. They then provide
you with a collection of real-world examples that will become an essential part of your
developer's toolkit. With this approach, you'll gain the skills to build advanced solutions
by utilizing the more complex and nuanced parts of Java JDK 6.link

JBoss(R) Seam: Simplicity and Power Beyond Java(TM) EEPrentice

JBoss(R) Seam: Simplicity and Power Beyond Java(TM) EE

Discover JBoss Seam: the Unified Framework for Simpler, More Powerful Web Development
JBoss Seam integrates EJB 3.0 and JSF components under a unified framework that simplifies and accelerates Java EE web development. Now, JBoss Seam’s project leader and technology evangelist take you inside this powerful new technology, showing exactly how to put it to work.
Michael Yuan and Thomas Heute show how JBoss Seam enables you to create web applications that would have been difficult or impossible with previous Java frameworks. Through hands-on examples and a complete case study application, you’ll learn how to leverage JBoss Seam’s breakthrough state management capabilities; integrate business processes and rules; use AJAX with Seam; and deploy your application into production, one step at a time. Coverage includes
How JBoss Seam builds on–and goes beyond–the Java EE platform• Using the “Stateful Framework”: conversations, workspaces, concurrent conversations, and transactions• Integrating the web and data components: validation, clickable data tables, and bookmarkable web pages• Creating AJAX and custom UI components, enabling AJAX for existing JSF components, and JavaScript integration via Seam Remoting • Managing business processes, defining stateful pageflows, and implementing rule-based security• Testing and optimizing JBoss Seam applications • Deploying in diverse environments: with Tomcat, with production databases, in clusters, without EJB 3, and more link