BEA WebLogic Server 8.1 Unleashed

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 1488 pages
• Published by: Sams; Pap/Cdr edition November 29, 2003
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0672324873
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0672324871
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 2.3 inches
• Weighs: 5.4 pounds

Book Description


With the release of WebLogic Server 7.0 in June 2002, BEA positioned WebLogic Server as the premier J2EE Web Services development platform. With the next release in late 2002, WLS will integrate WebLogic Workshop and other key tools to provide developers with a stable, market-leading product designed for the next generation of Java applications based on Web Services on the latest J2EE platform. BEA WebLogic Server is the leading J2EE application server, holding almost 40% of the market share in this competitive category. WebLogic Server Unleashed is designed to be the definitive reference work for the WLS developer, offering an in-depth look at the capabilities provided by WLS 7.X and illustrating the best development practices.

Publisher Description
"BEA WebLogic Server 8.1 Unleashed" is the definitive reference for the WebLogic developer, offering an in-depth look at the capabilities provided by WebLogic Server and illustrating the best development practices. The book covers WebLogic's role in every aspect of a J2EE application: from working with Servlets, JavaServer Pages and Enterprise JavaBeans, to managing distributed systems including transactions with JTA, directory services with JNDI, messaging with JMS, and more. The authors pay special attention to testing, optimizing and debugging within WebLogic, implementing security features, and administering WebLogic applications.

- Configure hardware and software for a successful WebLogic installation - Gather the right mix of skills and background to build WebLogic applications - Architect and deploy Web applications with JSP and Java Servlets

- Leverage the J2EE APIs for handling transactions, messaging, databases, mail services, and more

- Build applications with JSP Tag Libraries and Jakarta Struts

- Learn best practices and design strategies for Enterprise JavaBeans

- Test, debug, and optimize WebLogic applications using JUnit, JProbe, and JMeter

- Integrate WebLogic into enterprise systems with XML, Web services, jCOM, JCo, and CORBA, including Tuxedo applications

- Administer WebLogic applications and work with clustered servers

- Develop WebLogic Server applications using WebLogic Workshop 8.1

Reader Reviews
This book covers it all !! The book seems geared towards developers who already have a working knowledge of J2EE, including those migrating from other Application Servers. I don't normally like books compiled from many different authors, but this one seems to pull it off with the many authors enriching the content with their different perspectives. I like the screen shots, and I find the different and varied examples very helpful. This is not a J2EE 'Design Pattern' book, but it definitely contains valuable in depth and applied technical content covering many different aspects of J2EE development with BEA WebLogic. The authors do an excellent job of passing on the lessons they have learned and their experience is represented in the advice they give. It would have been nice to have more consistent scenarios to 'glue' the different chapters together, but in its current form it is easier to pick specific chapters that apply to a specific problem domain without needing to read the entire book. I would happily recommend the book to other BEA developers, and if only I could find the equivalent for IBM WebSphere I would be a very happy J2EE camper :-) Comment | | (Report this)