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Java EE 8 Cookbook

By : Elder Moraes
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Java EE 8 Cookbook

By: Elder Moraes

Overview of this book

Java EE is a collection of technologies and APIs to support Enterprise Application development. The choice of what to use and when can be dauntingly complex for any developer. This book will help you master this. Packed with easy to follow recipes, this is your guide to becoming productive with Java EE 8. You will begin by seeing the latest features of Java EE 8, including major Java EE 8 APIs and specifications such as JSF 2.3, and CDI 2.0, and what they mean for you. You will use the new features of Java EE 8 to implement web-based services for your client applications. You will then learn to process the Model and Streaming APIs using JSON-P and JSON-B and will learn to use the Java Lambdas support offered in JSON-P. There are more recipes to fine-tune your RESTful development, and you will learn about the Reactive enhancements offered by the JAX-RS 2.1 specification. Later on, you will learn about the role of multithreading in your enterprise applications and how to integrate them for transaction handling. This is followed by implementing microservices with Java EE and the advancements made by Java EE for cloud computing. The final set of recipes shows you how take advantage of the latest security features and authenticate your enterprise application. At the end of the book, the Appendix shows you how knowledge sharing can change your career and your life.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)

The secret to unstucking your project, your career... even your life!

Are you feeling stuck in your career? I've felt like that too. Let me tell you a story and a secret that made my career explode.

The year is 2002. I'm in the American Chamber of Commerce in San Paolo, attending the Sun Tech Days. The venue is full and I'm a little lost.

Maybe lost doesn't define it very well. Out of place sounds much better. After all, I'm just a tech newbie in the middle of giants.

I see some known faces. Bruno Souza, Fabio Velloso. Should I introduce myself?

Of course not... who am I? Leave the guys alone, they are too busy in a conference like this.

I read the program and see that there is a keynote in the main room. Looks like it's someone important called James Gosling. I have no idea who he is, but I go there.

I'm the first in line. Of course, I&apos...