Gil Hansen's J2EE URLs

J2EE^TM Links

Application Servers: JBoss, WebLogic, WebSphere Articles Books EAI EJBs EJB QL IDEs: Eclipse, WebSphere Studio JCA JMS	JNDI JSF JSPs JSTL Patterns: Catalog Performance Portals Projects Resources Security Servlets Specifications	Struts TagLibs TeaServlet Testing Tomcat Tools Turbine Tutorials Web Application Frameworks Web Applications WebServices

Articles	Books	Projects	Resources	Technologies	Tools	Tutorials
EJB	EJB	EJB	AntiPatterns	App Codegen	EJB	EJB
J2EE	J2EE	J2EE	EJB	EAI	IDEs	J2EE
JCA	JMS	JBoss	J2EE	EJB	J2EE	JMS
JNDI	JSP	JMS	JMS	Grid Computing	JMS	JNDI
JMS	JSTL	JSP	JNDI	JCA	JNDI	JSP
JSP	Patterns	Servlet	JSTL	JSF	JSP	JSTL
JSTL	Performance	Struts	Patterns	JMS	Performance	Servlet
Patterns	Servlet	Tag Libraries	Performance	JNDI	Servlet	Struts
Performance	Struts	TeaServlet	Servlet	JSP	Struts	Tag Libraries
Servlet	Tag Libraries	Tomcat	Struts	JSTL	Tag Libraries	Tomcat
Struts		Turbine	Tag Libraries	MDA	Tiles	Web Apps
Tag Libraries		Velocity	Tomcat	Servlet
Tomcat		Web Apps	Web Apps	Spring
Web Apps		XDoclet		Struts
WebServices				Tag Libraries
Wireless				WebServices
XML

J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition): Specifications (1.3: JSR 58; 1.4: JSR 151)

Application Code Generation
- Articles
- Books
  - Code Generation in Action
- Projects/Products
  - AndroMDA, generates J2EE classes and deploy components from UML models
  - EJBGen, EJB 2.0 code generator
  - FireStorm, DAO code generator for persistence tier
  - ModelJ, code generator for EJBs and Struts
  - XDoclets
- Resources
  - Model Driven Architecture (MDA)
Application Servers
- Application Server Reviews
- Articles/Papers
  - Add a JAC to your toolshed
  - Enterprise Application Server Development Environments
  - Middleware that beats the budget, Open source Java and J2EE application servers
  - Spilling the Beans on Java Application Servers
  - What Influences the Performance of Application Servers?
- Comparison
  - Comparison Matrix
  - EJB Comparison Project
- Enhydra, Open Source Java/XML Application Server
- Geronimo
- iPlanet Integration Server enables e-commerce from the Web to the mainframe: whitepapers
- JBoss Open Source EJB application sever:
  - Articles
    - Customized EJB security in JBoss
    - Get Started with JBoss Application Server
    - Integrate security infrastructures with JBossSX
    - JBoss Cache as a POJO Cache
    - Managing and Monitoring JBoss, Part 1, 2
    - On the road to simplicity: JBoss 4.0 simplifies middleware development
  - Documentation
    - JBoss AS documentation
    - JBoss Messaging
  - JBossDO, Transparent Persistence For POJOs
  - JBoss-IDE
  - JBoss PortletSwap
  - Tutorials
- JOnAS in Open Source
- Next Generation Application Server (NGASI)
- Netscape Application Server
- Oracle Application Server
  - Articles
    - Best Practices for Availability of Java Applications using the Oracle 9i Internet Application Server
    - 9i Best Practices
- Orion
- Pramati Server 3.0, certified J2EE 1.3 app server
- Resources
- Sun One Application Server
- Sybase Enterprise Application Server
- WebLogic
  - Articles/Papers
  - Books
    - J2EE Performance Testing with the BEA WebLogic Server
    - WebLogic: The Definitive Guide
  - Products
    - WebLogic Express - provides applets and applications database access
      - htmlKona - Java objects for programmic generation of dynamic HTML documents
    - WebLogic Integration: eLink
  - Resources
    - BEA Weblogic Server EJBs 1.1
    - WebLogic Server J2EE newsgroups
- WebSphere Application Server
Articles: @Developer.com; @developers.sun.com; @JavaWorld
- Applications
  - A Java case study: The power of J2EE
  - Add XML to your J2EE applications
  - Extending the Reach of Enterprise Applications With Transcoding and Machine Translation
  - J2EE technologies for the stateful network
  - Resource Management System: a J2EE Sample Application
  - US Department of Energy signs on to J2EE
  - Working with J2EE Application Clients
- App Server
  - Serve it up with J2EE 1.4 - Extending the App Server using JCA 1.5 and EJB 2.1
- Architecture
  - J2EE Reference Architectures: A Foundation for Robust J2EE Systems
  - Modeling Web Application Architectures with UML
  - The Naked Object Architecture Series
  - Tree Oriented Perspective for Software Architecture and Design
- Basics
  - A walking tour of J2EE
  - Introduction to the J2EE Platform
  - Overview
  - What Is the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition?
- Business Rules
  - Business process automation made easy with Java: Part 1, 2
- Class Loading
  - Classloaders in Orion
  - EJB and J2EE Packaging, Part I, II
  - J2EE Class Loading Demystified
  - Understanding Class.forName()
  - Understanding J2EE Application Server Class Loading Architectures
  - WebLogic 6.1 packaging and class loader documentation
  - WebSphere 4.0 classloading material: WebSphere Application Server classloaders
- Database
  - Accessing Federated Databases with Application Server Components
- Deployment
  - Behind the Scenes of J2EE Deployment
  - Challenges and Strategies for Building and Deploying J2EE Applications
  - Deploying multiple applications in J2EE 1.2
  - Get the app out, J2EE application assembly and deployment process
  - J2EE Packaging and Deployment (pdf), Ch. 24 of Professional Java Server Programming J2EE 1.3 Edition
  - Manually Creating a Simple Web ARchive (WAR) File
- Design
  - Choosing the Right EJB Type: Some Design Criteria
  - Develop n-tier applications using J2EE
  - J2EE project dangers!
  - One, two, three, or n tiers?
- Development
  - Accelerating J2EE development with Rational XDE
  - Asynchronous queries in J2EE
  - Build a highly available application platform for J2EE, Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
  - Build to Spec!
  - Coaxing J2EE out of the container
  - e-business on demand: A developer's roadmap
  - Effective logging practices ease enterprise development
  - Exception management and error tracking in J2EE
  - Improve availability in Java enterprise applications
  - Improve the quality of your J2EE-based projects
  - J2EE project execution: Some best practices
  - Redirect after Get
  - Roll your own distributed management solution
  - Step into the J2EE architecture and process
  - Ten Best Practices for J2EE Development
  - The top 10 (more or less) J2EE best practices
- Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
- Frameworks
  - Build distributed object management frameworks for J2EE apps
  - Design an MVC framework using annotations
  - Frameworks save the day
  - Mentawai MVC framework: No XML, please!
  - Simpler Java
- Graphics
- Internationalization
  - Building Internationalized J2EE Web Applications for Disparate Clients
  - Internationalize JSP-based Websites
- J2EE Pathfinder column
- Optimization
  - Optimizing Java Applications
- Oracle Magazine: Special J2EE issue
- .NET
  - Choosing Between the .Net and J2EE Frameworks
  - Comparing J2EE With .NET
  - Decide Between J2EE and .NET Web Services
  - Distributed Web Application Development: A Comparison of .Net and J2EE
  - J2EE vs. Microsoft.NET, A comparison of building XML-based web services
  - J2EE and .NET from a Security Standpoint: Languages
  - J2EE and .NET Security
  - J2EE fundamentals for .NET developers
  - J2EE versus .Net: Part 1, 2
  - Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) versus The .NET Platform: Two Visions for eBusiness
  - Microsoft .NET vs. J2EE: How Do They Stack Up?
  - .NET Interop. with J2EE
  - .NET versus J2EE Web Services: A Comparison of Approaches
  - Picking a Winner: .NET vs. J2EE
  - The great debate: .Net vs. J2EE
  - The Management of J2EE (and .NET) Applications
- Networks
- Patterns
- Performance
- Persistence
  - Simplifying Domain Model Persistence in a J2EE Application using JDO
- Portability
  - Portability Verification of Applications for the J2EE Platform
- Presentation
  - Enhance your J2EE presentation layer
- Rules Engines: Drools
  - An Introduction to the Drools Project
  - Give Your Business Logic a Framework with Drools
  - Using Drools in Your Enterprise Java Application
- Security
  - Create an anonymous authentication module
  - J2EE Form-based Authentication
  - Securing systems: Using Java technology in high-stakes systems
  - Simplify enterprise Java authentication with single sign-on
- Scalability
  - Scaling J2EE Technology Applications Based on Application Infrastructure Techniques - Part 1, 2, 3, 4
- Score big with JSR 77, the J2EE Management Specification
- Transactions
  - Bean-Managed Transaction Suspension in J2EE
  - Understanding JTS, Part 1, 2, 3
  - XA Exposed, Part I, II, III how the innards of 2 Phase Commit works in a J2EE environment
- Value Objects
  - Coarse Grained BMP beans with Dependent Value Objects
  - Dynamic Value Objects using CMP2 and XML
  - How to Implement Collections of Value Objects for MVC Apps with BC4J
  - Using Value Objects
- WebServices
- Whitepapers
  - Ace: A Better Way to Build Enterprise Applications
  - JCrew.com Emerges as a Benchmark in the Evolution of the J2EE Platform
- Wireless
- Workflow Management Systems (WFMS)
  - The State of Workflow
- XML
Blueprints
- Designing Enterprise Applications with the J2EE Platform, 2nd Ed
- J2EE Blueprints Digest
Books
- Applying Enterprise JavaBeans: Component-Based Development For The J2EE Platform: Ch. 8, Entity Bean Application Example; Ch 10, Understanding Transactions
- Building Java Enterprise Applications Volume I: Architecture; Ch 2, Blueprints; Ch 5, Advanced Entities
- J2EE and XML Development (free)
- Java Enterprise Best Practices
- Java Enterprise in a Nutshell; Ch 5, Java Servlets; Ch 14, IDL Reference
- Java for the Web with Servlets, JSP, and EJB: Ch 1, The Servlet Technology; Ch 2, Inside Servlets; Ch. 3, Writing Servlet Applications; Appendix A: Remotely monitor Tomcat clusters using MC4J Installation and Configuration
- Naked Objects
Compatibility and Java Verification: Java Application Verification Kit (AVK)
Development Environments
- Eclipse, an open extensible IDE
  - Articles
    - Build a Web service using the Eclipse Web Tools Platform+
    - Configuring Eclipse for Remote Debugging
    - Developing Struts with Easy Struts for Eclipse
    - Eclipse IDE for J2EE 1.3 Development (Tomcat 4.x, JBoss 3.x, MySQL 3.x)
    - Eclipse Plugins Exposed, Part 1, 2, 3
    - Eclipse plug-ins using templates
    - Eclipse's Rich Client Platform, Part 1
    - JBoss Meets Eclipse: Introducing the JBoss IDE
    - Sharing code with the Eclipse Platform
  - Plug-ins
    - ClearCase
    - Easy Struts
    - EASIE, user controls for managing an application server instance (WebLogic, JBoss, WebSphere, Orion/Oracle 9iAS)
    - HiberClipse
    - Hibernator
    - IBM Availability Monitoring Toolkit: an Eclipse plug-in for finding the availability of various services used by enterprise applications
    - IBM Web Tools for Eclipse
    - JettyLauncher, support for running web application in Jetty
    - Lomboz, J2EE development environment: Installation and Configuration; Tutorial
    - Log4E
    - RMI plug-in for Eclipse
    - SolarEclipse, XML and Web app development
    - Spindle, for Tapestry development
    - Spring-IDE
    - STRECL, for Struts development
    - Tomcat for Eclipse Plugin
    - W4T, visual Web UI development
    - Web Data Access Developer
    - XML editors: X-Men
    - XtremeJ Management Console, monitors the JMX based services within a JMX-enabled application server
  - Projects
  - Tutorials
    - Building J2EE Applications using JBoss and Eclipse
- MyEclipse Enterprise Workbench: Help, Rich Client Platform (RCP)Rich Client Platform (RCP)Rich Client Platform (RCP)Rich Client Platform (RCP)Rich Client Platform (RCP), Tutorials and Visual Tours
- WebSphere Studio Application Developer
  - Articles
    - Application modeling with WebSphere Studio V5.1
    - Build JCA-compliant resource adapters
    - Creating and Testing Message Driven Beans using WebSphere Studio Application Developer 5.0
    - Developing and Deploying Modular J2EE Applications with WebSphere Studio Application
    - Developing and Testing a Complete "Hello World" J2EE Application
    - Developing portlets that use JavaBeans and JSP components
    - Implement business processes using WebSphere Studio Application Developer Integration Edition, Part 1, 2, 3, 4
    - Implementing portlet messaging using WebSphere Studio Application Developer V5 and the Portal Toolkit V5
    - Integrating EJBs into J2EE apps in WebSphere Studio
    - Integrating Message-Driven Beans into Enterprise Applications with WebSphere Studio, Part 1, 2, 3
    - J2EE Application Profiling in WebSphere Studio
    - Using Local and Remote EJB Interfaces to Achieve Deployment Flexibility and Optimal Performance
    - Using JAXB to Develop Enterprise Applications with WebSphere Studio Application Developer V5.1
    - Using the Java Cryptography Extension in WebSphere Studio Application Developer V5
    - Using the Struts Framework with WebSphere Studio V5 -- Part 1: Using Struts with Tiles
    - Using WebSphere MQ in WebSphere Application Server Version 4.x, Part 1, 2
    - Writing Java Message Service programs using WebSphere MQ and WebSphere Studio Application Developer: Part 1, 2
    - XML and WebSphere Studio Application Developer Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
  - Plug-ins
    - J2EE Code Validation Preview for WebSphere Studio
    - Visual Application Builder
    - Web Application Development Support Tool, provides design-time support for Web applications based on Struts
  - Resources
    - WebSphere Studio Application Developer for Windows
  - Tools
    - Edge-Computing Toolkit
  - Tutorials
DTDs: 1.2; 1.3
Documentation
- API documentation
- Developers Guide
- Overview
- Simplified Guide to the J2EE Platform
Enterprise Application Integration (EAI)
- Articles
  - Enterprise Application Integration: The Problem that Won't Go Away
  - Enterprise application integration using J2EE
  - Integrate enterprise applications with Web Services and J2EE
  - Stretching middleware
  - Web Services: A Fit for EAI: Part 1, 2
- Books
  - Integrating with the Enterprise Information System Tier from the J2EE Blueprints
  - Professional J2EE EAI: Ch. 3 - The J2EE Platform for EAI; Ch. 9 - Business-level Integration
  - So many J2EE books, so little time
- Resources
  - EAI Journal
- Tools
  - Sunopsis
Model Driven Architecture (MDA)
- Articles
  - An introduction to Model Driven Architecture, Part I, II, III
  - Choosing MDA tools
  - MDA from a Developer's Perspective
- Code Generation Frameworks
  - AndroMDA
  - ArcStyler
  - Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF)
  - iQgen
  - MDE
  - OptimalJ
- Resources
  - @Code Generation Networks
  - @OMG
Projects/Products
- AOP Alliance
- Beehive, an application framework for J2EE- and SOA-based applications
- Caching
  - EHCACHE, easy Hibernate cache
  - Java Caching System (JCS), a distributed caching system for server-side Java apps
  - JCACHE, Java Temporary Caching API (JSR 107)
  - Tangosol, a clustered cache manager
- Enterprise Object Broker (EOB)
- DesignViewer, generates a visual model from the source code (free)
- Flex, an XML-based presentation tier
- Naked Objects Framework
- OpenSymphony, a suite of components for rapid development of enterprise class Java applications
  - OSCache, a J2EE caching system
  - OSWorkflow (alt)
  - SiteMesh, a web-page layout system and web-application integration system
  - WebWork, a J2EE HMVC framework
- Out-of-theBox for Java Developers, 50+ open source projects
- Rave at Sun
- Roller Weblogger: Building an Open Source J2EE Weblogger
- Slide, a transactional storage system
  - Articles
    - Jakarta Slide's Transactional Storage System
- Spif (Simplest Possible Infrastructure Framework)
- The Edge Computing Project
- UploadBean
- Web-2-Database, automates and organizes the Java servlet-based process of taking incoming HTML form data, validating it, and writing it to a database
- Weblets
- XDoclet
Resources
- A Guide to J2EE APIs and reference implementations
- Configuration Management
  - Configuration Management Wiki-Web
  - CmWiki
- DevChannel, resources for Enterprise Developers
- Enterprise Developer
- Enterprise Java @JavaWorld
- Enterprise Java Archives
- Enterprise Java Technologies Newsletter @JDC
- Enterprise Java Technologies Tech Tips @JDC
- J2EE Dallas SIG
- J2EE hosting, expertise to manage and host J2EE application services
- J2EE Advisor
- J2EE Compatibility Test Suite (CTS)
- J2EE Downloads & Specifications
- J2EE-Interest archive
- J2EE news @Flashline.com
- J2EE Olympus
- J2EE Technology Center
- J2EE vs .NET
  - Compare Microsoft .NET to J2EE Technology
- J2EEWorld
- Java201, resources for Java server-side developers
- Java Enterprise Incubator
- Java in the Enterprise Newsletter Archive
- Java Transaction API (JTA)
- Java Transaction Service (JTS)
- Learn More About J2EE
- ObjectWeb, open source project of distributed middleware; ObjectWeb Forge
- Server-Side Java Programming forum @IBM
- TheServerSide.com, portal for J2EE Middleware Technologies
- Tomcat, JBoss, Struts, iText and JDOM archives
Specifications
- J2EE Management (JSR 77)
- EJBs: 2.0
- J2EE Platform
- JSPs
- Servlets
Tools
- AppFuse, an application for starting Web applications: Wiki; AppFuse: Start Your J2EE Web Apps
- eXtend Workbench @Novell, IDE for J2EE and Web Services apps
- Enterprise Media Beans
- J2J, a web development tool to use server-side Java objects in JavaScripts
- Jamon, a typed template engine
- Lightweight Services (LWS) @IBM
- Log4Web, a J2EE Web app for Log4J
- Middlegen, generates XDoclet @tags for EJBs, JDO, JSP/Struts
- SearchBlox, a J2EE Search Component
- Super, a set of J2EE tools for J2EE servers
Tutorials/Training
- Deployathon Online!
- Enhance J2EE component reuse with XDoclets
- Enterprise Java Tutorial, Part 1: Architecture and Analysis; Part 2: Business Object Design and Implementation; Part 3: Controller Design and Implementation @IBM
- Introduction to the J2EE Connector Architecture
- J2EE Developer's Guide
- J2EE Programming (with Passion!) course schedule
- J2EE Tutorial for the Sun ONE Platform
- LaLiLuna tutorials for Struts, JSP, MyEclipse, JSF, Hibernate
- Simplifying J2EE and EJB Development with BC4J
- The Advanced Java/J2EE Tutorial
- The J2EE Tutorial for J2EE 1.3 (alt)
- The J2EE 1.4 Tutorial
- Orion Tutorials
- @Sun
- Writing Enterprise Applications for the J2EE Reference Implementation

Web Application Frameworks

Articles
- Building with WebWork2
- IBM Application Framework for e-business
- Hello World the WebWork way
- Introduction to Maverick
- Working with the Echo Web framework, Part 1, 2
Brazil
- Articles: Serve Clients' Specific Protocol Requirements with Brazil Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Bellvue
Expresso Framework, an open-source Web Application Development (AD) Framework (free): Expresso Developer's Guide; Expresso's Struts Integration
- Articles
  - Getting the most out of Expresso 5.0

Application Components Layer

Expresso Framework Layer

Caching	Configuration Values	Controller Objects
Database Objects	DB Connection Pooling	Email Connectivity
Event Notification and Error Handling	Health Check	Job Control
Logging	Registration & Login	Security
Taglibs	Unit Testing	Workflow
XML

HTML
Javascript
XML

Servlet
JSP

JDBC

EJB

JMS

J2EE Layer

Database Layer

HiveMind, an IoC framework

Article: HiveMind: What's it all about?
Resources

HiveMind Wiki
Ship's Tapestry and HiveMind blog

Tools: HiveMind Utilities

IBM Servlet-Based Content Creation Framework (Hamlets)
Jeeglue
JRoots
Keel Framework, an application meta framework
- Articles: Keel: The Next Generation Meta Framework
- Tutorials: The Keel Meta-framework: A Hands-On Tutorial (pdf)
Netform
Niggle, a web application framework
RIFE, a web application framework
Shale, Struts 2.0 + JSF
Spring: API
- Articles:
  - Access CICS applications with Spring
  - Add a simple rule engine to your Spring-based applications
  - An Introduction to Aspect-Oriented Programming with the Spring Framework, Part 1, 2
  - Extending Spring JMX support
  - Five Things I Love About Spring
  - Introducing the Spring Framework
  - Introduction to the Spring framework
  - Let your Ant enjoy Spring
  - Object-relation mapping without the container: Develop a transactional persistence layer using Hibernate and Spring
  - POJO Application Frameworks: Spring Vs. EJB 3.0
  - Pro Spring: Spring and EJB
  - Secrets of lightweight development success, Part 1, 2
  - Spring AOP talk
  - Spring: Creating Objects So You Don't Have To
  - Spring Series: Part 1, 2, 3, 4
  - Spring Work Flow
  - Spring Web Flow Examined
  - Use a distributed cache to cluster your Spring remoting services
  - Use Spring to create a simple workflow engine
  - What is Spring, Part 1, 2
  - When Hibernate meets Spring
  - Wire Hibernate Transactions in Spring
  - Working With Legacy Singletons
- Books/Documents:
  - Spring Live: Ch. 2: Spring Quick Start Tutorial
  - Spring Reference Document
- Projects:
  - Acegi Security System
- Resources:
Struts, a framework for building Web applications @Jakarta: 1.1 API
- Articles
- Books
  - Java Web Development with Struts (alt)
  - Jakarta-Struts Live (free download)
  - Mastering Jakarta Struts
  - Struts in Action, Ch: 11 - Developing Applications with Tiles; Ch: 12 - Validating User Input; Source Code
  - Struts Kick Start: Ch: 17 - DynaForms and the Validator
  - Struts Taglibs and JSPs, Ch. 4 from Jakarta Pitfalls
  - Struts: The Complete Reference
  - The Struts Framework: Practical Guide for Java Programmers (alt) @Elsevier
- Resources
  - FAQs @JGuru, includes Struts tips
  - Forums
  - More About Struts: FAQs; links; Struts Catalog of Struts Design Patterns and Strategies
  - presentation at New England JUG
  - Struts @JSPOlympus
  - Struts Tips
  - Struts-User mail-archive: List Summary
  - Struttin' with Struts: Struts and iBATIS lesson
  - Validator API
- Tools
  - Camino, Visual Modelling Tool for Struts Applications
  - EasyStruts plug-in for Eclipse IDE
  - sslext, SSL Extension for HTTP/HTTPS switching
  - SandBoss, a development/deployment environment for SAND (Struts And Nodes Development)
  - Struts Action Scripting
  - Struts Console (free), standalone Java Swing application for managing Struts-based apps
  - StrutsEJB
  - Struts-Faces integration library (struts-faces.jar)
  - Struts Workflow Extension
- Tutorials
  - An Introduction to Struts
  - Get up to Speed with Struts: Part 1, 2, 3, 4
  - Introducing: the Struts bean and logic Tag Libraries
  - Introduction to Struts; Advanced Struts
  - Struts - A Quick How-To
  - Struts-based portal applications: Model and develop them with WebSphere Studio
  - Struts meets Swing: Part 1, 2
  - Using the Struts Validator
- Tapestry, a component-based web application framework
- Trails, a domain driven development framework:
- WebApp Framework
- Wicket
- WebWork, a J2EE HMVC framework; Wiki

Web Applications
- Articles
- Projects/Products
  - EJOSA (Enterprise Java Open Source Architecture)
  - Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)
  - Nacho, a rapid web development platform.
  - DWR (Direct Web Remoting)
- Resources
  - JavaCorporate, Java-based Web applications
  - Web Application Development @Novell
- Tools
- Tutorials/training
  - Server-Side Web Applications using Servlets and JSP 1.0
Web Services
Whitepapers
- How to Build a Really Big Distributed J2EE System Using Tools You Have Around the Office @Gemstone
- J2EE Best Practices

Antipatterns

Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI): 1.2 API; documentation; Specification

Articles/Papers
- J2EE or J2SE? JNDI works with both
- Java LDAP
- JNDI overview: Part 1: An introduction to naming services: Part 2: An introduction to directory services: Part 3: Advanced JNDI: Part 4: the Doc-u-Matic, a JNDI application
- LDAP and JNDI: Together forever
- Navigate the JNDI maze
Resources
Tools
- OpenLDAP
Tutorials

JavaServer Faces (JSF) Technology: JSR 127, API

Articles
- A first look at JavaServer Faces: Part 1, 2
- An Introduction to JavaServer Faces
- Can JSF speed up Web application development?
- Creating and Using a Custom Render Kit
- Design with the JSF architecture
- Developing JavaServer Faces portlets using WebSphere Studio and the IBM Portal Toolkit, Part 1, 2, 3
- Developing JSF Applications using WebSphere Studio V5.1.1, Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Developing Web Applications with JavaServer Faces
- Guidelines for Designing Reusable Custom Components Using JavaServer Faces Technology
- Developing Web applications using RAD tools, IBM extended JSF components, and WebSphere Studio V.5.1.2
- From Struts to Java Server Faces
- Getting around JSF: The role of JSP
- Handling Events in JavaServer Faces, Part 1, 2
- Integrating JSP/JSF and XML/XSLT: The Best of Both Worlds
- Integrating Struts, Tiles, and JavaServer Faces
- Introduction to JavaServer Faces, Part 1, 2, 3
- JavaServer Faces vs Tapestry: a Head-to-Head comparison
- JavaServer Faces, redux
- JSF for nonbelievers series
- Put JSF to work: Build a real-world Web application with JavaServer Faces, the Spring Framework, and Hibernate
- The JSF application lifecycle
- Upload Files with JSF and MyFaces
- Using JSF technology for XForms applications
- Using JavaServer Faces Technology with AJAX
Books
- WebSphere Studio 5.1.2 JavaServer Faces and Service Data Objects
Projects
- Apache MyFaces
- Faces Console
- Facelets: documentation
- HyperQbs, an open servlet framework compliant with JavaServer Faces
- JSF_Spring, a JSF extension
- JSFTab, a tab component based on JSF
- MyFaces, a free JSF implementation
Resources
- Core and HTML component libraries
- FAQs (alt)
- @JamesHomes.com
- Pluggable Render Kits
- JSF Central
- Struts-Faces (Integration Strategy for Struts and JavaServer Faces)
- Struts-Faces integration library (struts-faces.jar)
Tutorials

JavaServer Pages (JSP): Specifications; documentation

Articles/Papers
- Add the power of asynchronous processing to your JSPs
- Build a Notification Servlet That E-mails Exceptions to App Developers
- Cache in on faster, more reliable JSPs
- Caching Dynamic Content with JSP 2.0
- Call JavaBean methods from JSP 2.0 pages
- Developing Multilingual Web Applications Using JavaServer Pages Technology
- Displaying Tables in JavaServer Pages
- FreeMarker: An open alternative to JSP, a template engine
- Get disconnected with CachedRowSet
- Govern your images with JSP code
- Hans's Top Ten JSP Tips
- Internationalization
  - Create internationalized JSP applications
  - Developing Multilingual Web Applications Using JavaServer Pages Technology
- Isolate server includes' runtime context
- JSP best practices; More JSP best practices
- Maintaining State for HTML Form Buttons
- (Pre)-compiling JSP for Tomcat with Jasper
- Process JSPs effectively with JavaBeans
- JSP Templates @Caucho
- JSP Templates @JavaWorld
- JSPs: A Developer's Perspective
- Security
  - JSP Security
- Take the Pain out of Distributed Java
- The Problems with JSP
- The Servlet API and NIO
- Understanding JavaServer Pages Model 2 architecture
- Use the BodyTagSupport Class to Add More Flexibility to JSP Pages
- Web Application Development with JSP and XML: Part I: Fast Track JSP; Part II: JSP with XML in mind; Part III: Developing JSP Custom Tags; Part IV: Using J2EETM Services from JSP
Books
- Advanced JavaServer Pages: Ch. 11, XML
- Core Servlets and JavaServer Pages: chapters
- JavaServer Pages: Building Dynamic Websystems (under development)
- JSP Examples and Best Practices, Ch. 5: Development Using Patterns
- MySQL and JSP Web Applications: Data-Driven Programming Using Tomcat and MySQL, errata
- Professional JSP, 2nd Edition: Ch. 12, JSP Architecture, Ch. 17, Case Study: J2EE, EJBs and Tag Libraries
- Ten JSP technology books compared
- Web Development with JavaServer Pages
FAQs; @JGuru
Projects/Products
- alaJSP
- Communiqué JSP Debugger (cqjd) (free)
- DBForms
  - Unicode development with DbForms, MySQL 4.1, and friends
- GnuJsp
- Resin, Servlet/JSP engine with XSLT support
  - Resin: The Instant Application Server
- Tiles
  - Articles
    - Struts and Tiles aid component-based development
    - Tiles 101/201
    - Tiles Advanced Features
    - UI design with Tiles and Struts
    - Using Tiles: Part 1, 2, 3, 4 in Programming Jakarta Struts
  - Resources
    - Tiles Website: Tiles API
  - Tutorials
    - Master the Tiles Framework
    - Tiles Tutorial
Resources
- @Cetus
- @Enterprise Developer
- JSP hosting
- Introduction to JSPs @ C|Net Builder.com
- JavaServer Pages Technology for Servlet Developers
- @JavaWorld
- JSP/Servlet ISPs: mycgiserver; WebAppCabaret
- JSP and Servlet Containers (free)
- JSP Area @Experts Exchange
- JSP Best Practices column
- JSP Insider
- JSP-Interest archive
- JSPOlympus
- JSP quick reference cards
- JSP Resource Index
- JSP Resources @Free Programming Resources
- JSPs @Flashline.com
- JSPWiki
- @ProgrammerTutorials
- Radhika's JSP Resources
- Servlet and JSP mailing list archives
- TheJSPBook.com
Tag Libraries (1.1 DTD)
- Articles
- Books
  - Core Servlets and JavaServer Pages: Ch. 7, Generating the Serve Response; Ch. 14, Creating Custom JSP Tag Libraries
  - JSP Tag Libraries: Ch. 6, Tag Development Techniques, Ch. 8, Using JavaBeans with Tags
- JSP Standard Tag Library (JSTL) (JSR 52) @Sun
  - Articles
    - An Introduction to JSP Standard Template Library (JSTL)
    - A JSTL primer, Part 1, 2, 3, 4
    - Define a custom tag for table display
    - JSP Standard Tag Library eases Webpage development
    - JSTL 1.0: Standardizing JSP: Part 1
    - JSP Standard Tag Libraries: Part 1, 2
    - JSTL 1.0: Part 1, Standardizing JSP; Part 2, What JSP Applications Need
  - Books
    - Core JSTL: Mastering the JSP Standard Tag Library; Ch. 5: URL Actions
    - JSTL in Action: Ch. 5: Controlling Flow with Loops
  - Resources
  - Tutorials
    - JSTL Tutorial
- Projects/Products
  - <display:*> tag library for table formatting
  - Dynamic Image, custom tags for creation and processing of images or graphics
  - JCE tablib, cryptographic tag library & Expression Language functions for JavaServer Pages
  - Taglibs @Jakarta: Log TabLib
- Resources
  - <jsptags.com>
  - Getting Started
- Tools
  - Coldtags suite, collection of custom JSP tags
  - JCE taglib, strong encryption for JSP
- Tutorials
  - Custom Tags in JSPs: Part of J2EE Tutorial
  - Developing JSP Custom Tags
  - Taglibs Tutorial @Jakarta
Tools
- Cewolf, charts in JSPs
- FreeMarker, a template engine
- GifEncoder
Tutorials/training
- Creating JSP 2.0 Tag Files
- Introduction to JSP by Richard Baldwin
- Introduction to JavaServer Pages @C|Net
- Introduction to JavaServer Pages, free course @IBM
- Introduction to JavaServer Pages Technology @IBM
- Java Skyline: Learn JSPs
- JavaServer Pages Fundamentals
- JSP examples @BEA
- JSP Tag Extension examples @BEA
- JSP Tutorial
- Servlets and JavaServer Pages (JSP) 1.0: A Tutorial
- @Sun
- Writing JSP Extensions @BEA

Patterns

Articles
- A J2EE presentation pattern: Applets with servlets and XML
- An inside view of Observer
- Build better Web sites using the Translator pattern
- Combine the Session Façade pattern with XML
- Core J2EE Patterns: catalog
- DAO (Data Access Objects)
  - Advanced DAO programming
  - Create persistent application data with Java Data Objects
  - Write once, persist anywhere, implement a DAO pattern framework
- Decorating resources in WebSphere
- Design Patterns for Building Flexible and Maintainable J2EE Applications
- Design Patterns for Optimizing the Performance of J2EE Applications
- Design patterns make for better J2EE apps
- E++: A pattern language for J2EE applications: Part 1, 2
- HMVC: The layered pattern for developing strong client tiers
- Implement the Observer pattern with EJBs
- J2EE Best Practices and Design Patterns
- J2EE Design Patterns
- JSPs
  - Advanced form processing using JSP
  - Foundations of JSP design patterns: The View Helper pattern
- Optimistic Locking pattern for EJBs
- Repair invalid cached services in the Service Locator pattern
- Server-side patterns for flexible initialization: Part 1: A reflective approach to initializing your server-side system: Part 2: Customizing command targets in your system initialization
- The Aggregate Entity Pattern
- The Business Delegate pattern
- Web application components made easy with Composite View
Books
- Core J2EE Patterns: Best Practices and Design Strategies: Ch. 3 - Business Tier Design Considerations and Bad Practices; Ch. 5 - J2EE Patterns Overview
- EJB Design Patterns (on-line)
- J2EE Best Practices: Java Design Patterns, Automation, and Performance
- J2EE Design Patterns Applied: Ch. 3 - Patterns Applied to a Persistence Framework
- Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture : Ch. 9 - Domain Logic Patterns; Ch. 15 - Distribution Patterns
- J2EE Design Patterns Applied: Ch. 5 - Patterns Applied to Manage Security
Patterns Catalog: Core Patterns
- Business Tier, patterns related to EJBs
  - Business Delegate (core)
  - Session Facade (core)
  - Service Locator (core)
  - Value List Handler (core)
- Composite Entity (core)
- Data Binding Object (DBO)
- Integration Tier, patterns related to JMS and JDBC
  - Data Access Object (DAO) (core)
  - Service Activator (core)
- Intercepting Filter (core)
- Presentation Tier, patterns related to servlets and JSP
  - Composite View (core)
  - >Decorating Filter
  - Dispatcher View
  - Front Controller (core)
  - Service To Worker (core)
  - core
- Transfer Object (core)
- Transfer Object Assembler (core)
Resources
- Archives of J2EEPATTERNS-INTEREST@JAVA.SUN.COM
- EJB Design Patterns
- J2EE Design Patterns
- J2EE Design Patterns Repository @TheServerSide
- J2EE Patterns
- J2EE Patterns Forum
- Patterns for e-business @IBM
Tutorials
- J2EE Component Patterns Tutorial

Performance

Articles
- 12 Tips for Better EJB Performance
- An Approach For Building Scalable, Available and Recoverable Applications
- Building J2EE Apps for Performance and Scalability
- Comparing The Performance of J2EE Servers
- Design Patterns for Optimizing the Performance of J2EE Applications
- Designing Performance Testing Metrics into Distributed J2EE Apps
- Dive into connection pooling with J2EE
- Enhancing Web Application Performance with Caching
- Enterprise Java Performance: Best Practices
- Improve performance by caching Struts and Tiles applications Improve performance by caching Struts and Tiles applications
- Improving J2EE Applicatin Performance
- J2EE Best Practices for Performance
- J2EE clustering: Part 1, 2
- J2EE Performance - From Development to Testing
- J2EE Performance Tuning
- Job Scheduling in J2EE Applications
- Local/Remote Issues (chapter 4) from "Enterprise Java Performance"
- Maximize J2EE and database interoperability for performance
- Performance (chapter 20) from "Professional JSP 2nd Edition
- Performance and Scalability of EJB Applications white paper
- Performance guidelines for architecting J2EE applications, Oracle9i whitepaper
- Performance Tips for the Data Tier (JDBC): Part 1, 2, 3, 4
- Performance testing Java servlet-based Web applications: A guide for software test engineers
- Performance tracing with aspects
- Review of "The Petstore Revisited: J2EE vs .NET Application Server Performance Benchmark"
- Stopping Web Performance Thieves
- The Key to Superior EJB Design
- Transaction management under J2EE 1.2
- Servlet Performance Report: Comparing The Performance of J2EE Servers
Books
- Enterprise Java Performance: Ch. 1 - Performance in General; Ch. 4: Local/Remote Issues
- J2EE Best Practices: Java Design Patterns, Automation, and Performance
Resources
- J2EE Performance Tips
- PreciseJava, best practices to improve performance in J2EE
- Tips on Performance Testing and Optimization
Tools
- ECperf, a benchmark to measure performance and scalability of J2EE servers
- JAMon (Java Application Monitor)
- JProbe: whitepapers
- LoadRunner
- OptimizeIt: app server integration tutorials; whitepapers
- PushToTest, test and monitor Web Apps and Web Services
- The Grinder, a load-testing framework
- WebLoad

Portals

Articles
- Build and implement a single sign-on solution
- Building an online community with WebSphere Portal, a 15 part series
- Build portals with Jetspeed, use Apache Jetspeed to build portals out of Web services
- Go with the flow
- Introducing the eXo Platform; What's New in the eXo Platform
- Oracle9iAS Portal Best Practices: Navigation
- Portlets
  - A well-behaved Jetspeed portlet
  - Building a Portlet within the Model-View-Controller Paradigm using WebSphere Portal
  - Create your own portlet and Web service
  - Developing portlets that use JavaBeans and JSP components
  - Develop Java portlets
  - Hello World, the simplest portlet for WebSphere Portal V5: Part 1, 2
  - FacesClient Components, Part 1, 2, 3
  - Introducing the Portlet Specification, Part 1, 2
  - The case for portlets
  - What Is a Portlet
- Start developing portals with JA-SIG uPortal
- Usability for component-based portals
Projects/ Products
- Apache Pluto, reference implementation of Java portlets
- ATG Portal
- BasicPortal (Jasic)
- BEA WebLogic Portal
- Jetspeed @Apache, an open source implementation of an Enterprise Information Portal
- Liferay Enterprise Portal
- Oracle9iAS Portal Center
- Sun ONE Portal Server
- WebSpere Portal for Multiplatforms
Resources
- BEA Getting Started with Portals and Portlets
- Getting Started with Oracle9iAS Portal
- FacesClient Components Developer's Guide
- Portals Magazine
- Portal Application Design and Development Guidelines, IBM redbook
- Portals.US
- Portlet Open Source Trading (POST)
- Portlet Specification, JSR 168 (alt)
- Symbase Portlets
- Web Services for Remote Portals (WSRP) @OASIS
- WebSphere Portal InfoCenter
- WebSphere Portal Zone
Tutorials
- Building a Custom Portal Step-by-Step @BEA
- Jetspeed, Part 2: Advanced portlet technology

Security

Articles
Books
- J2EE Security for Servlets, EJBs and Web Services
Projects/Products
- Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)
Resources
- Cross-site scripting
- Enterprise Java & J2EE Security, Yahoo Group
- Top Ten Web Application Vulnerabilities
Tools
- WebGoat, web application security lessons
- WebScarab, a framework for analyzing Web apps
- Stinger, a J2EE HTTP Validation Engine
Tutorials
- Security, in J2EE Tutorial

Servlets: 2.2 API; Specification (pdf)

Articles
- @Servlets.com
- Best Practices to improve performance in Servlets
- Building a Java servlet framework using reflection, Part 1, 2
- CORBA
  - Servlet Inter-communication with CORBA
- Choosing the right server-side scripting language
- Doclet your servlet!
- Facilitate form processing with the Form Processing API
- Facilitate form processing with the Form Processing API 2.0
- Filters
  - Filter code with Servlet 2.3 model
  - Filtering with Java Servlets 2.4
  - The Essentials of Filters
  - Two Servlet Filters Every Web Application Should Have; Another Java Servlet Filter Most Web Applications Should Have
- HTTP tunneling with servlets
- Improved Performance with a Connection Pool
- Introducing Hamlets
- Introducing the new Servlet API 2.1
- Introduction to Java: Part 1 - Servlets; Part 2 - JSPs @Allaire
- Programming Hamlets
- Manage distributed sessions
- Pushlets: Send events from servlets to DHTML client browsers
- Send HTTP requests for serialized objects
- Servlet 2.3: New features exposed and here
- Servlet 2.4: What's in store
- Servlet Best Practices: Part 1, 2, 3
- Solve your servlet-based presentation problems
- Take control of the servlet environment: Part 1, 2, 3
- Tunneling through the corporate network
- Untangle your servlet code with reflection
- What's new in Java Servlet API 2.2
- Which Architecture?
Books
- A compartive review of Java Servlet books
- Core Servlets and JavaServer Pages
  - More Servlets & Java Server Pages
CoolServlets.com
Engines for Web Servers
- JRun @Allaire (also supports JSPs)
- Apache's Jserv: Getting Started
- List of
- ServletExec @New Atlantic (also supports JSPs)
@IBM
JavaOne Servlets presentation
JavaServer Products Group: Servlets
Projects/Products
- @ColdJava
- HyperQbs, an open servlet framework compliant with JavaServer Faces
- In industry
- jo!, servlet engine
- JOT Servlets
- List of products that support Servlets
- TeaServlet, a template engine that works with the Tea template language
  - Kettle, an Integrated Development Environment for editing Tea templates
  - Trove class library, File API, Logging API and a set of utility classes
- Tomcat, Java Servlets and JavaServer Pages Reference Implementation
  - Articles
    - Boost Tomcat performance for static content
    - Demystifying Tomcat 4's server.xml File
    - Deploying Web Applications to Tomcat
    - Generate dynamic content with Tomcat and MySQL
    - High availability Tomcat
    - Performance
      - Filtering tricks for your Tomcat, Part 1, 2
    - Remotely monitor Tomcat clusters using MC4J
    - Tomcat and OpenLDAP, from Configuration to Application
    - Tomcat for beginning Web developers
    - Understanding Tomcat Security
    - Using SOAP with Tomcat
    - Using Tomcat column
      - Demystifying Tomcat 4's server.xml File
      - Using Tomcat 4 Security Realms
    - Web Server Connectors
  - Books
    - Mastering Tomcat Development
  - Coyote HTTP Connector
  - Documentation: Context Container; Application Developer's Guide
  - Resources
    - Catalina API
    - Class Loader HOW-TO for Tomcat 4 , for Tomcat 5.5
    - TomcatBook Project
    - Using Tomcat column
  - Tutorials
    - Developing for the J2EE Tomcat Platform
- Torque, a persistence layer: releases
  - Articles
    - Installing and Using the Torque Object Mapper
- Turbine, a servlet-based framework for building secure dynamic websites
  - Fulcrum, a services framework
  - Java Caching System (JCS), a distributed caching system for server-side Java apps
  - Turbine Development Kit (TDK)
- Velocity, a Java-based template engine that permits web page designers to use a template language to reference objects defined in Java code
  - Articles
  - Resources
    - Velocity Tools
    - User Guide
  - Extensions: Action Servlet
Resources
- @Cetus
- Documentation list
- @Enterprise Developer
- Industry Momentum
- Introduction to Servlets
- @Java Boutique
- @JavaWorld
- @JGuru
- Radhika's Servlets Resources
- Servlet and JSP mailing list archives
- ServletForum.com
- Servlet-Interest archive
- Servlet suite, collection of Servlets and filters
Servers
- Jetty, Java HTTP Servlet Server
- Tomcat
Servlets.com
Servlets FAQs
Tools
- com.oreilly.servlet package
- DbConnectionBroker @Java Exchange
- >ECS, an HTML and XML generator: Use the Element Construction Set to create formatted logs
- FreeMarker, an open-source HTML template engine for Java servlets
- jHTML
- SQLServlet
- JSOS (Servlets Office Suite), collection of servlets and filters
- Watchdog, validates compatability with the Servlet and JavaServer Pages specifications
Tutorials/training
- @Allaire
- Building servlets with session tracking
- Fundamentals of Java Servlets
- Introduction to Java Servlet technology
- Java Skyline: Learn Servlets
- Servlets, for Sun's Java Web Server
- Servlets and JavaServer Pages (JSP) 1.0: A Tutorial
- Servlet Essentials
- @Sun
- Writing Servlet Filters

Testing

Articles
Products/Projects
- Bugkilla, J2EE functional test suite
- Cactus, a test framework for unit testing server-side Java code: Testing tutorials
  - Testing: Cactus and JUnit, Ch. 1 from Jakarta Pitfalls
- GJ-Coverage
- HttpUnit (alt), a Java library for testing Web applications; API includes ServletUnit
  - Build a Java Web App Using HttpUnit and the Test-driven Methodology, Part I, II
  - HttpUnit Cookbook
  - Test Web applications with HttpUnit
- JUnit
  - Articles
    - Testing EJBs with JUnit
    - Test Infect Your EJBs and here
  - J2EE Extensions
    - JUnitEE, unit test J2EE apps
    - StrutsTestCase: API; tutorial
      - StrutsTestCase: Drilled-down Testing for Struts-based Java Apps
- jWebUnit
- TestGen3Web, Firefox plugin
- TestGen4Web
- TestMaker, a test framework and utility to check Web apps and Web services
- TestMyBeans, middleware load & functional testing
Resources
- J2EE Performance and Testing Center
- Java/J2EE Testing Solutions @Mercury Interactive
- Software Testing, reading list of best practices for software testing in WebSphere and J2EE environments
Tools
- Latka, a J2EE functional (end-to-end) testing tool
- TagUnit, a framework for testing JSP tags: Tutorial: Introduction to Tag Unit

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