Core J2EE Patterns: Best Practices and Design Strategies, Second Edition

Hibernate in Action (In Action series)

Head First Design Patterns

Professional Java Development with the Spring Framework

Java

Expert One-on-One J2EE Design and Development (Programmer to Programmer)

Format: Paperback
Author: Rod Johnson
ReleaseDate: 23 October, 2002
Publisher: Wrox
Rating:

Great book !
But I give it only 4 stars is because it is hard to read. It is a great book. English is my 2nd language. I cannot read this book quickly. I even need check dictionary at least 2 times per page. I do not have the same problem when read other tech books.
"What is WebSphere" is another book I like. Also help me to learn system level stuff. It is much easier to read. Though it does not have so many stuff like Johnson's book.
I would like to suggest the auther to consider many tech readers are not very good at English.

Excellent book - Needs updated code samples and J2EE 1.4 support
The author introduced several best practices particularly the concepts and usage of Spring and Hibernate based j2ee development is quite helpful. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, particularly well-thought out design guidelines for developing J2EE application with or without EJB. In addition to this book, I find patterns and bestpractices from "Core J2EE Patterns /Deepak Alur", "Core Security Patterns /Christopher Steel" and "Enterprise Integration Patterns /Gregor Hohpe" would be helpful - especially if you are building a enterprise-class j2ee applications.
Now the downside, the book needs a complete revision to include changes with J2EE 1. 4. The CODE SAMPLES explained in this book does'nt work now - please update. .

Easy managed, detailed and practical
In spite of the complicated technology, it can let readers digest the knowledge without difficulty. This book is for all level developers who have interest on J2EE platform and development. On the other hand, the main theme of author(J2EE without EJB) has become popular trends nowaday and the whole idea can be found in this book.