Develop your first beans in Enterprise JavaBeans 3.0

Just as the Java platform revolutionized the way we think about software development, the Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) and Java Persistence specifications revolutionized the way we think about developing enterprise software. They combine server-side components with distributed object technologies, asynchronous messaging, web services, and persistence to greatly simplify the task of application development. Essentially, creating an application is as simple as compiling your code, jarring up your classes, and running your application server. Nonetheless, EJB is still a complex technology that requires time and study to master. Enterprise JavaBeans 3.0, Fifth Edition provides a straightforward, no-nonsense explanation of the underlying technology, Java classes and interfaces, the component model, and the runtime behavior of EJB. This sample chapter from the book offers an introduction to writing your first entity and session bean, a good first step to learning how to implement EJBs and entities.

Title: Enterprise JavaBeans 3.0, Fifth Edition
Authors: Bill Burke and Richard Monson-Haefel
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Chapter 4: Developing Your First Beans
ISBN: 059600978X; Copyright © 2006 O'Reilly Media. All rights reserved.
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