Here is a recommended reading list for anyone who has to work with Java EE. These are books that we have read and found to be useful. They are recommended because they cover their topic area well and provide useful information. We do not expect that every Java EE developer will need to read […]

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Patterns are all the rage is the software development community these days, and with good reason. Patterns can help simplify the software design process and provides well understood solutions to common problems. J2EE development can be especially complex as it encompasses many challenging problem domains. Clearly, a good set of design patterns would help any […]

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Interviewing candidates for a development position can be a daunting task. The consequences of making the wrong decision can be expensive and difficult to correct. One potential solution adopted by many employers is the pop-quiz interview. In a pop-quiz interview the interviewer asks technical questions with a very specific predetermined answer. Employers need a good […]

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Enterprise Java Beans are a much maligned technology. There are some well documented problems with the EJB spec and alternative technologies are quickly gaining prominence. While it is easy to find people willing to expound on the drawbacks of EJB, there is very little on the topic of when you might want to use EJB.

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Here is a recommended reading list for anyone who has to work with J2EE. These are books that I have read and found to be useful.

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