Professional Java Servlets 2.3 [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Andrew Harbourne-Thomas (Author), Sam Dalton (Author), Simon Brown (Author), Bjarki Holm (Author), Tony Loton (Author), Meeraj Kunnumpurath (Author), Subrahmanyam Allamaraju (Author), John Bell (Author), Sing Li (Author)

Book Description

Series: Programmer to Programmer | Publication Date: January 2002

Java servlets are fast becoming indispensable enterprise components, as they provide a means to build scalable and portable business services that communicate over the Web. This book provides a comprehensive guide to developing applications based on the Java Servlet 2.3 API, a part of the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition 1.3.

The book reveals how and where servlets fit into an enterprise solution, and addresses issues such as security, scalability, performance and design. It walks you through the API covering the role of all the classes and interfaces and provides lots of example applications to demonstrate servlets in action. The book also covers the key role that servlets play in the new web services development model.

What does this book cover?

*The servlet container and the services it provides
*Creating and deploying web applications in Tomcat
*Persisting the state of servlets
*Filters and Event Listeners
*Security and Container Authentication
*Debugging servlets
*The effects of classloading and synchronization on the behavior of web applications
*Optimizing the performance of web applications
*Using servlets as agents with web services

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

This book is for Java programmers who are moving into working with J2EE components and want to learn how to apply their skills to create real-world web components.

Knowledge of the Java language and core APIs is assumed. An understanding of XML will be of benefit, but is not essential.

About the Author

Andrew Harbourne-Thomas is an independent consultant focussing on J2EE application design and development and project management. He started working life as an economist, followed by several years working as an independent consultant to top companies including Microsoft, focussing on technology, strategy and project management.

Sam Dalton is a Technical Architect, and has worked with Java and related technologies for a number of years, in various industries, including investment banking, insurance, and retail eCommerce. Sam was fortunate enough to present and co-present several very popular sessions at JavaOne in 2001.

Simon Brown is a Technical Architect working in London and has been using Java since 1996. During this time he has been involved with many Java developments, acting as technical lead, mentor and trainer. Outside of work he has spoken at several Java events including JavaOne, has been published on JavaWorld and co-authored the 2nd edition of Professional JSP.

For the past five years, Bjarki Holm has been working as a software engineer at VYRE Corporation in Reykjavík, developing on-line design and content management systems using Servlets with an Oracle backend. Currently, he is taking time off from work to pursue his studies of electrical engineering and occasional writing opportunities at Wrox.

Tony Loton is Principal Consultant/Director of LOTONtech Limited. He works through his company as an independent consultant, training instructor, and freelance author, and the current areas of interest at LOTONtech include Java-based speech synthesis and the automated extraction of information from the World Wide Web.

John Bell is a Principal Engineer at Latitude360, a subsidiary of RWD Technologies. He has been providing technology solutions for over 20 years and has been developing Java based web systems for the past several years. His primary areas of expertise are in object-oriented development and distributed processing systems.

For two decades, Sing Li has been an active author, consultant, instructor, entrepreneur, and speaker. His wide-ranging experience spans distributed architectures, web services, multi-tiered server systems, computer telephony, universal messaging, and embedded systems.

Meeraj Kunnumpurath currently works as a Senior Information Specialist with EDS where he designs enterprise helpdesk and billing systems using J2EE and XML.

Subrahmanyam Allamaraju is a Senior Engineer with BEA Systems. His interest in modeling lead him from his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering to object-oriented programming, and then to distributed computing and software architecture.

Product Details

• Paperback: 700 pages
• Publisher: Peer Information; 1st edition (January 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 186100561X
• ISBN-13: 978-1861005618
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.2 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,216,021 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ch 12 is worth the price alone!, October 2, 2002

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David A. Koontz (Fayetteville, AR United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Professional Java Servlets 2.3 (Paperback)

I've only read Ch 12 - Designing Web Applications and Servlet Patterns, via PDF online at the authors site. It's worth the price alone - I went to my local bookstore to purchase it last night - but alast the isles are full of MS C# and .NET books.

However on to what I learned from Ch 12 - the patterns that are put into action are wonderful! I've used MVC in the past - but adding the 'Command & Controller' to MVC is a real boon! I've not been successful with pattern books in the past, because they typically do not provide code examples, which I find a great learning tool [ I'm a "visual" learner ]. This book includes great code examples, the graphics are very professional, and helpful also.

4 of 5 stars - I've not read the whole book - I've got to reserve total commitment til then.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Servlet Technology Resource, February 8, 2002

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Dan Jepp (London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Professional Java Servlets 2.3 (Paperback)

Another great book from Wrox's Professional Series.

A more concise (700 pages) book than other in the 'Professional' range that I feel benefits from
a great choice of chapters that not only provides you with the basics of Java Servlets but also those topics often skipped over elsewhere.

Covering the new Servlet 2.3 API, deployment issues, filtering, scaleability techniques etc, this book provides a comprehensive insight to the use of Servlet Technology and best practices in the real world.

Aimed at the profesional Java developer this book is an excellent resource for anyone currently working with Servlets/JSP/Webapps or any one wishing to learn Java Servlet Technology.

I worked as a Technical Reviewer on this book and can personally vouch for the excellent array of chapters each packed with easily adaptible, real world examples.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Book!!, March 3, 2003

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gazebo (La La Land) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Professional Java Servlets 2.3 (Paperback)

Hiya All,

I have this book for sometime now, and I think, you can't have a better book to learn Servlets 2.3 API. Specially, the Chap on MVC pattern was very good. I liked the way the book has been written. There are lots of practicle examples in the book. The Patterns have been explained in a very good manner. But my favourite is Chap 8. Its downright interesting that how you can combine a database with a JSP page to create a Web Apps. I had some problems in Running the code and had to take the help of Wrox People, But I managed it with there help. Overall, a dependable book.