Ebook: Java EE 7: the big picture

"The Definitive Guide to Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 7Java EE 7: The Big Picture uniquely explores the entire Java EE 7 platform in an all-encompassing style while examining each tier of the platform in enough detail so that you can select the right technologies for specific project needs. In this authoritative guide, Java expert Danny Coward walks you through the code, applications, and frameworks that power the platform. Take full advantage of the robust capabilities of Java EE 7, increase your productivity, and meet enterprise demands with help from this Oracle Press resource. Explore the features of the Java servlet model and Java servlet API Create dynamic web content with JavaServer Pages and JavaServer Faces Build websites for nonbrowser clients with JAX-RS Push data to web clients using Java WebSockets Secure web applications Work with web component APIs Maximize enterprise beans for multithreading, asynchronous processes, transactions, and more Access relational databases with the Java Database Connectivity APIs and the Java Persistence API Understand the packaging and deployment mechanisms of Java EE applications Work with Java EE Contexts and Dependency Injection Secure enterprise beans in a Java EE application Enable parallel processing with Java EE concurrency APIs "--;"Java EE 7: The Big Picture uniquely explores the entire Java EE 7 platform in an all-encompassing style while examining each tier of the platform in enough detail so that you can select the right technologies for specific project needs. In this authoritative guide, Java expert Danny Coward walks you through the code, applications, and frameworks that power the platform. Take full advantage of the robust capabilities of Java EE 7, increase your productivity, and meet enterprise demands with help from this Oracle Press resource"--;The big picture -- Part I: the mouthpiece of Java EE: the web tier -- Java Servlet API and Java Servlets -- Dynamic web pages: Java ServerPages (JSP) -- Assembling dynamic web pages: JavaServer Faces (JSF) -- Web sites for the non-browsers: JAX-RS -- Adding sparkle: Java WebSocket -- Securing web applications -- The self-contained Web Site: Java EE Web Application -- Part II: the brain of Java EE: middle tier -- The fundamentals of Enterprise Beans -- Advanced thinking with Enterprise Beans -- Part III: the collective memory: The information tier -- Classic memories: JDBC -- Modern memories: the Java persistence API -- Part IV: the Java EE Toolbox: Java EE Environment -- The big picture revisited: Java EE applications -- Deconstructing components: Java EE contexts and dependency injection -- Java EE security -- Deconstructing components: dependency injection -- Many hands make light work: Java EE concurrency.