"Developers in the J2EE space may feel that they've got a good handle on all the different open-source tools and utilities that are floating out there around on the Internet; I know I did. After reading just the first three chapters, it became (painfully) obvious that I was wrong."
—Ted Neward, Author, Instructor, Editor-in-Chief of TheServerSide.NET

Open source has had a profound effect on the Java community. Many Java open source projects have even become de-facto standards. The principal purpose of Enterprise Java Development on a Budget is to guide you through the development of a real enterprise Java application using nothing but open source Java tools, projects, and frameworks.

This book is organized by activities and by particular open source projects that can help you take on the challenges of building the different tiers of your applications. The authors also present a realistic example application that covers most areas of enterprise application development. You'll find information on how to use and configure JBoss, Ant, XDoclet, Struts, ArgoUML, OJB, Hibernate, JUnit, SWT/JFace, and others. Not only will you learn how to use each individual tool, but you'll also understand how to use them in synergy to create robust enterprise Java applications within your budget.

Enterprise Java Development on a Budget combines coverage of best practices with information on the right open source Java tools and technologies, all of which will help support your Java development budget and goals.

Author Information

Christopher M. Judd - Christopher Judd is the president and primary consultant for Judd Solutions, LLC http://www.juddsolutions.com, international speaker, board member of the Central Ohio Java Users Group (http://www.cojug.org), and JBuilder certified developer and instructor. He has spent 7 years developing software in the insurance, retail, government, manufacturing, and transportation industries. His current focus is consulting, mentoring, and training with Java, J2EE, and related technologies.

Brian Sam-Bodden - Brian Sam-Bodden has spent over 8 years working with object technologies, with an emphasis on the Java platform and Borland's Delphi and Kylix Platforms. He holds dual bachelor degrees from Ohio Wesleyan University in computer science and physics and is the president and chief software architect for Integrallis Software http://www.integrallis.com, where he focuses on object modeling and Java, particularly J2EE, Jini, and Swing applications. Brian has worked as an architect, developer, mentor, and trainer for several Fortune 500 companies in the tax, insurance, retail sciences, telecommunications, distribution, banking, finance, aviation, and scientific data management industries. As an independent consultant, Brian has promoted the use of open source in the industry by educating his clients on the cost benefits and productivity gains they can achieve. He is a frequent speaker at local user groups and conferences. He is a Sun Certified Java Programmer, Developer, and Architect.