BEA WebLogic Server 8.1 Unleashed [Paperback]

Mark Artiges (Author), Gurpreet Singh Bhasin (Author), Bernard Ciconte (Author), Malcolm Garland (Author), Saranathan Govindarajan (Author), James Huang (Author), Subramanian Kovilmadam (Author), Kunal Mittal (Author), Paul J. Perrone (Author), Tom Schwenk (Author), Steve Steffen (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0672324873 | ISBN-13: 978-0672324871 | Publication Date: November 29, 2003

BEA WebLogic Server Unleashed is the definitive reference work for the WebLogic developer, offering an in-depth look at the capabilities provided by WebLogic Server and illustrating the best development practices. The book covers WebLogic's role in every aspect of a J2EE application: from working with Servlets, JavaServer Pages and Enterprise JavaBeans, to managing distributed systems including transactions with JTA, directory services with JNDI, messaging with JMS, and more. The authors pay special attention to testing, optimizing and debugging within WebLogic, to implementing security features, and to administering WebLogic applications.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"BEA WebLogic Server 8.1 Unleashed" is the definitive reference for the WebLogic developer, offering an in-depth look at the capabilities provided by WebLogic Server and illustrating the best development practices. The book covers WebLogic's role in every aspect of a J2EE application: from working with Servlets, JavaServer Pages and Enterprise JavaBeans, to managing distributed systems including transactions with JTA, directory services with JNDI, messaging with JMS, and more. The authors pay special attention to testing, optimizing and debugging within WebLogic, implementing security features, and administering WebLogic applications.

- Configure hardware and software for a successful WebLogic installation - Gather the right mix of skills and background to build WebLogic applications - Architect and deploy Web applications with JSP and Java Servlets

- Leverage the J2EE APIs for handling transactions, messaging, databases, mail services, and more

- Build applications with JSP Tag Libraries and Jakarta Struts

- Learn best practices and design strategies for Enterprise JavaBeans

- Test, debug, and optimize WebLogic applications using JUnit, JProbe, and JMeter

- Integrate WebLogic into enterprise systems with XML, Web services, jCOM, JCo, and CORBA, including Tuxedo applications

- Administer WebLogic applications and work with clustered servers

- Develop WebLogic Server applications using WebLogic Workshop 8.1

From the Inside Flap

from the Foreword:

"...an excellent guide to the problems and solutions for large scale distributed systems development using the WebLogic Server." - Sam Pullara, WebLogic Server Architect, BEA Systems

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Product Details

• Paperback: 1488 pages
• Publisher: Sams (November 29, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672324873
• ISBN-13: 978-0672324871
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,388,406 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Recommended Reading, December 28, 2003

By 

Roger Spall (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: BEA WebLogic Server 8.1 Unleashed (Paperback)

This book covers it all !! The book seems geared towards developers
who already have a working knowledge of J2EE, including those migrating
from other Application Servers. I don't normally like books compiled from
many different authors, but this one seems to pull it off with the many authors
enriching the content with their different perspectives.

I like the screen shots, and I find the different and varied examples very helpful.
This is not a J2EE 'Design Pattern' book, but it definitely contains valuable in depth
and applied technical content covering many different aspects of J2EE development with
BEA WebLogic. The authors do an excellent job of passing on the lessons they
have learned and their experience is represented in the advice they give.

It would have been nice to have more consistent scenarios to 'glue' the different
chapters together, but in its current form it is easier to pick specific chapters
that apply to a specific problem domain without needing to read the entire book.

I would happily recommend the book to other BEA developers, and if only I could
find the equivalent for IBM WebSphere I would be a very happy J2EE camper :-)

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book - Must have for any 8.1 project, January 24, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: BEA WebLogic Server 8.1 Unleashed (Paperback)

I have been on 3 projects now using WebLogic 8.1 and have been struggling to find out the changes. This book is great. It tells me everything I need to know.

I recommend this book more for a reference book rather then a tutorial or guide on learning WebLogic chapter by chapter.

12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not for developers needing examples..., December 14, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: BEA WebLogic Server 8.1 Unleashed (Paperback)

1444 pages of bits and pieces of how to create and deploy on Web Logic 8.1. Absolutley no cohesive transition of how to create and deploy even a simple J2EE application. The book will explain piece parts very well such as the XML descriptors and each J2EE API. But if you want to try out web logic and create an application quick and easy, this book is definately not for the beginner....