Apache Jakarta and Beyond: A Java Programmer's Introduction (Paperback)

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"If you're a Java developer interested in leveraging open source tools to build multitier applications, Larne Pekowsky can help--this book will walk you all the way through development, build, testing, and deployment. This soup-to-nuts coverage is a rare find."

--Angela Yochem, author of J2EE Applications and BEA WebLogic Server, Second Edition (Prentice Hall, 2004)

The Jakarta project consists of many powerful open source tools for the Java platform, but most lack tutorials or clear online help documentation. Apache Jakarta and Beyond is the definitive guide to using Jakarta and other Java open source tools to develop Web applications more efficiently and effectively.

In this example-packed book, readers will find

• An introduction to the philosophy behind the Jakarta project

• Details on many ready-to-use Java toolkits, including Ant, JUnit, Cactus, Log4J, POI, Tomcat, James, Struts, and more

• In-depth guidelines on how to develop with multiple toolkits

• A guide to splitting work along lines of "what is available" and "what must be written"

• Best practices for development, such as the model/view/controller paradigm

• Numerous examples that can serve as templates for readers' own projects

The accompanying CD-ROM contains templates and complete code examples from the book.

Whether you are developing client applications, Web applications, or Web services, Apache Jakarta and Beyond will help you use existing code to simplify the task at hand.

About the Author

Larne Pekowsky is the former vice president of engineering and chief software architect at CapitalThinking, where he led development with open source technologies. He is the coauthor and author of many titles.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 608 pages
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional (January 9, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321237714
• ISBN-13: 978-0321237712
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,900,201 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice coverage of the top jakarta tools for webapps, March 24, 2005

By	Pen Name "whiteaura" (milpitas, ca USA) - See all my reviews

Many tools were discussed. The Ant tool chapter alone was better than the whole book called "Ant the Definitive Guide". He explains ant in a very gentle way. Good job. You get a good feel of how the industry cranks out webapps with these tools like eclipse,struts,junit,cactus,etc,etc. Good coverage!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introduction to Apache Jakarta and beyond, December 30, 2005

By	S. Bolisetty "TechnoFreak" (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you ever wonder how to keep up with the open-source explosion especially with respect to Java tools and technologies, here is one book that could come in your assistance. Very well written, simple to understand and easy to read examples explain various open-source technologies that can take you beyond Jakarta and a bit more. May be next year we can see the 2nd edition that can talk about the advances made in the last couple of years or so :-).

-SB