Now readers will be able to build robust J2EE applications without having to use Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB), which many consider too complex and inefficient. This practical, code-intensive guide provides best practices for using simpler and more effective methods and tools, including JavaServer Pages, servlets, and lightweight frameworks. The authors then show solutions based on the lightweight framework they pioneered on SourceForge, one of the most innovative open source communities.

In this hands-on guide, the author shows the reader alternatives to EJB that can be used to used create higher quality applications faster and at lower cost. He demonstrates how to leverage practical techniques and tools, including the popular open source Spring Framework and Hibernate. Johnson will guide you through productive solutions to core problems such as transaction management, persistence, remotingand web tier design.