The JBoss Seam framework ties together JSF with EJB3.0. OnJava.com have an interesting article that walks you through an overview of developing a web app with JSF, EJB3.0 and the Seam framework.
Blown away by EJB3.0 simplicity
Sometimes you just have to try things out to appreciate just how easy something is, or to appreciate the significance of a technology change.
This past week I have been experimenting with the JBoss EJB3.0 implementation on their 4.0.4RC1 server and built a simple web app using Session Beans and Entity Beans. Once I worked out by trial and error how to configure various parts and had some working code, it hit me at that point how easy the EJB3.0 programming model really is. I’ve been tracking the various public drafts of the spec over ther last year or so, but this was the first time I took the plunge and actually wrote some code. Now I fully appreciate the significance of the change in the programming model. It is ridiculously simple. This is the way EJB development should have been from day 1.
Every enterprise developer needs to get out there and start playing with this technology. The Java EE world is changing, and from what I’ve seen so far, it is a huge and very significant change for the better.
Win a 64bit dual-core workstation by downloading Java EE 5 SDK Preview
Sun have a competition and inventive for developers to download their preview of the Java EE 5.0 SDK and Sun Application Server PE 9 – after downloading and installing the app server there is a link in the admin console to register for a chance to with a 64bit dual-core workstation.
See here for more info.
Interview with Josh Bloch and Neil Gafter on ‘Java Puzzlers’
java.sun.com have an interview with Josh Bloch and Neil Gafter on their new Java book ‘ Java Puzzlers.
See my previous comments about the book here.