Sometimes the simplest answer is the best. Many Enterprise Java developers, accustomed to dealing with Java''s spiraling complexity, have fallen into the habit of choosing overly complicated solutions to problems when simpler options are available. Building server applications with "heavyweight" Java-based architectures, such as WebLogic, JBoss, and WebSphere, can be costly and cumbersome. When you''ve reached the point where you spend more time writing code to support your chosen framework than to solve your actual problems, it''s time to think in terms of simplicity.In Better, Faster, Lighter Java, authors Bruce Tate and Justin Gehtland argue that the old heavyweight architectures are unwieldy, complicated, and contribute to slow and buggy application code. As an alternative means for building better applications, the authors present two "lightweight" open source architectures: Hibernate--a persistence framework that does its job with a minimal API and gets out of the way, and Spring--a container that''s not invasive, heavy or complicated.Hibernate and Spring are designed to be fairly simple to learn and use, and place reasonable demands on system resources. Better, Faster, Lighter Java shows you how they can help you create enterprise applications that are easier to maintain, write, and debug, and are ultimately much faster.Written for intermediate to advanced Java developers, Better, Faster, Lighter Java, offers fresh ideas--often unorthodox--to help you rethink the way you work, and techniques and principles you''ll use to build simpler applications. You''ll learn to spend more time on what''s important. When you''re finished with this book, you''ll find that your Java is better, faster, and lighter than ever before.

Since development first began on Spring in 2003, there''s been a constant buzz about it in Java development publications and corporate IT departments. The reason is clear: Spring is a lightweight Java framework in a world of complex heavyweight architectures that take forever to implement. Spring is like a breath of fresh air to overworked developers.In Spring, you can make an object secure, remote, or transactional, with a couple of lines of configuration instead of embedded code. The resulting application is simple and clean. In Spring, you can work less and go home early, because you can strip away a whole lot of the redundant code that you tend to see in most J2EE applications. You won''t be nearly as burdened with meaningless detail. In Spring, you can change your mind without the consequences bleeding through your entire application. You''ll adapt much more quickly than you ever could before.Spring: A Developer''s Notebook offers a quick dive into the new Spring framework, designed to let you get hands-on as quickly as you like. If you don''t want to bother with a lot of theory, this book is definitely for you. You''ll work through one example after another. Along the way, you''ll discover the energy and promise of the Spring framework.This practical guide features ten code-intensive labs that''ll rapidly get you up to speed. You''ll learn how to do the following, and more:

Sometimes the simplest answer is the best. Many Enterprise Java developers, accustomed to dealing with Java''s spiraling complexity, have fallen into the habit of choosing overly complicated solutions to problems when simpler options are available. Building server applications with "heavyweight" Java-based architectures, such as WebLogic, JBoss, and WebSphere, can be costly and cumbersome. When you''ve reached the point where you spend more time writing code to support your chosen framework than to solve your actual problems, it''s time to think in terms of simplicity.In Better, Faster, Lighter Java, authors Bruce Tate and Justin Gehtland argue that the old heavyweight architectures are unwieldy, complicated, and contribute to slow and buggy application code. As an alternative means for building better applications, the authors present two "lightweight" open source architectures: Hibernate--a persistence framework that does its job with a minimal API and gets out of the way, and Spring--a container that''s not invasive, heavy or complicated.Hibernate and Spring are designed to be fairly simple to learn and use, and place reasonable demands on system resources. Better, Faster, Lighter Java shows you how they can help you create enterprise applications that are easier to maintain, write, and debug, and are ultimately much faster.Written for intermediate to advanced Java developers, Better, Faster, Lighter Java, offers fresh ideas--often unorthodox--to help you rethink the way you work, and techniques and principles you''ll use to build simpler applications. You''ll learn to spend more time on what''s important. When you''re finished with this book, you''ll find that your Java is better, faster, and lighter than ever before.

Sometimes the simplest answer is the best. Many Enterprise Java developers, accustomed to dealing with Java''s spiraling complexity, have fallen into the habit of choosing overly complicated solutions to problems when simpler options are available. Building server applications with "heavyweight" Java-based architectures, such as WebLogic, JBoss, and WebSphere, can be costly and cumbersome. When you''ve reached the point where you spend more time writing code to support your chosen framework than to solve your actual problems, it''s time to think in terms of simplicity.In Better, Faster, Lighter Java, authors Bruce Tate and Justin Gehtland argue that the old heavyweight architectures are unwieldy, complicated, and contribute to slow and buggy application code. As an alternative means for building better applications, the authors present two "lightweight" open source architectures: Hibernate--a persistence framework that does its job with a minimal API and gets out of the way, and Spring--a container that''s not invasive, heavy or complicated.Hibernate and Spring are designed to be fairly simple to learn and use, and place reasonable demands on system resources. Better, Faster, Lighter Java shows you how they can help you create enterprise applications that are easier to maintain, write, and debug, and are ultimately much faster.Written for intermediate to advanced Java developers, Better, Faster, Lighter Java, offers fresh ideas--often unorthodox--to help you rethink the way you work, and techniques and principles you''ll use to build simpler applications. You''ll learn to spend more time on what''s important. When you''re finished with this book, you''ll find that your Java is better, faster, and lighter than ever before.

Since development first began on Spring in 2003, there''s been a constant buzz about it in Java development publications and corporate IT departments. The reason is clear: Spring is a lightweight Java framework in a world of complex heavyweight architectures that take forever to implement. Spring is like a breath of fresh air to overworked developers.In Spring, you can make an object secure, remote, or transactional, with a couple of lines of configuration instead of embedded code. The resulting application is simple and clean. In Spring, you can work less and go home early, because you can strip away a whole lot of the redundant code that you tend to see in most J2EE applications. You won''t be nearly as burdened with meaningless detail. In Spring, you can change your mind without the consequences bleeding through your entire application. You''ll adapt much more quickly than you ever could before.Spring: A Developer''s Notebook offers a quick dive into the new Spring framework, designed to let you get hands-on as quickly as you like. If you don''t want to bother with a lot of theory, this book is definitely for you. You''ll work through one example after another. Along the way, you''ll discover the energy and promise of the Spring framework.This practical guide features ten code-intensive labs that''ll rapidly get you up to speed. You''ll learn how to do the following, and more:

Sometimes the simplest answer is the best. Many Enterprise Java developers, accustomed to dealing with Java''s spiraling complexity, have fallen into the habit of choosing overly complicated solutions to problems when simpler options are available. Building server applications with "heavyweight" Java-based architectures, such as WebLogic, JBoss, and WebSphere, can be costly and cumbersome. When you''ve reached the point where you spend more time writing code to support your chosen framework than to solve your actual problems, it''s time to think in terms of simplicity.In Better, Faster, Lighter Java, authors Bruce Tate and Justin Gehtland argue that the old heavyweight architectures are unwieldy, complicated, and contribute to slow and buggy application code. As an alternative means for building better applications, the authors present two "lightweight" open source architectures: Hibernate--a persistence framework that does its job with a minimal API and gets out of the way, and Spring--a container that''s not invasive, heavy or complicated.Hibernate and Spring are designed to be fairly simple to learn and use, and place reasonable demands on system resources. Better, Faster, Lighter Java shows you how they can help you create enterprise applications that are easier to maintain, write, and debug, and are ultimately much faster.Written for intermediate to advanced Java developers, Better, Faster, Lighter Java, offers fresh ideas--often unorthodox--to help you rethink the way you work, and techniques and principles you''ll use to build simpler applications. You''ll learn to spend more time on what''s important. When you''re finished with this book, you''ll find that your Java is better, faster, and lighter than ever before.