Server Component Patterns Component Infrastructures Illustrated With Ejb

Component technologies like Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB), COM+ and CORBA Components (CCM) have become mainstream in many application domains. Developers and architects who use this technology in their everyday work need to know more about component infrastructures than the API's of the respective technology. And this is the book they need.The first part of the book introduces a pattern language that describes howserver-side component infrastructures work internally. It does not onlyadress the basic building blocks and their interactions. It also providesdetails about the reasons and rationales for this kind of systemarchitecture. For each pattern, the book provides short examples of how itis implemented in EJB, CCM and COM+. These examples thus also serve as agood comparison of those three mainstream component infrastructures.The second part of the book uses EJB technology to provide even moredetailed examples for the patterns, including UML diagrams and extensivesource code. Also serving as a comprehensive overview of EJB, itintroduces it from the architectural viewpoint and for the developerhighlights the consequences of working with that architecture.Part three offers another approach to the material: a conversation betweentwo people that describes how a concrete application has been built usingcomponent technology, focusing on the benefits of this approach.After reading this book you will: understand the principles and patterns of server-side componentinfrastructures be able to design your own proprietary component infrastructures forspecific projects have learnt about the commonalities and differences between EJB, CCM and COM+ gain a comprehensive overview of EJB technology see how server-side component infrastructures can be used to great benefit in a real application The "comic" illustrations accompanying the patterns have been created by Stefan Schulz who, when not drawing, works as an independent technology consultant.Völter, Markus is the author of 'Server Component Patterns Component Infrastructures Illustrated With Ejb' with ISBN 9780470843192 and ISBN 0470843195.