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Java EE 8 Development with Eclipse - Third Edition

By : Ram Kulkarni
Book Image

Java EE 8 Development with Eclipse - Third Edition

By: Ram Kulkarni

Overview of this book

Java EE is one of the most popular tools for enterprise application design and development. With recent changes to Java EE 8 specifications, Java EE application development has become a lot simpler with the new specifications, some of which compete with the existing specifications. This guide provides a complete overview of developing highly performant, robust and secure enterprise applications with Java EE with Eclipse. The book begins by exploring different Java EE technologies and how to use them (JSP, JSF, JPA, JDBC, EJB, and more), along with suitable technologies for different scenarios. You will learn how to set up the development environment for Java EE applications and understand Java EE specifications in detail, with an emphasis on examples. The book takes you through deployment of an application in Tomcat, GlassFish Servers, and also in the cloud. It goes beyond the basics and covers topics like debugging, testing, deployment, and securing your Java EE applications. You'll also get to know techniques to develop cloud-ready microservices in Java EE.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Dedication
Packt Upsell
Free Chapter
1
Introducing JEE and Eclipse
Index

Summary


In this chapter, we learned how to configure Tomcat in Eclipse. We learned how the same web page can be implemented using three different technologies, namely JSP, Servlet, and JSF. All of them can be used for developing any dynamic web application. However, JSP and JSF are better suited for more UI-intensive pages, and servlets are better suited for controllers and as endpoints for web services and WebSockets. JSF enforces the MVC design and provides many additional services compared to JSP.

We also learned how to use Maven for many project management tasks.

In the next chapter, we will learn how to configure and use source control management systems, particularly SVN and Git.