Core J2EE Patterns: Best Practices and Design Strategies
by By Malks, Dan, Crupi, John, and Alur, Deepak
Category: Computers , Programming Languages , Java

Presents 15 patterns for the Java 2 platform enterprise edition (J2EE) that solve problems typically encountered by application developers. Patterns include a data access object, a front controller for handling requests, and a business delegate to reduce coupling between presentation-tier clients and business services.  The authors, who are architects with the Sun Java Center, also discuss some design considerations for Java server pages, servlets, and enterprise Javabeans. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)