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Are J2EE core models and methods still relevant for reading?

I used Java for a while (about 12-18 months) and wanted to know if the Core J2EE book is still valid, and if I should read it?

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If you mean the book that Fildor belongs to, then this was the last update in 2003, somewhere between Java EE 1.3 and 1.4. It was a long time ago; The current version of Java EE is very different from this. There was a revolution that was the basis for dependency injection, and the landscape of web frameworks and REST libraries matured to the point where you very rarely write your own servlet controllers.

If you are interested in working with EE 5 or EE 6, then I am afraid that the book is hopelessly outdated. If, on the other hand, you are working on an old project using EE 1.4, then this can be useful!

The book’s website has a convenient template layout that it covers (with broken links):

http://www.corej2eepatterns.com/

The list has a very old-fashioned feeling. Data transmission object, service locator, mmm ...

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I think books written by Adam Bien are better: Real World Java EE Patterns: Rethinking Best Practices. http://press.adam-bien.com/

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To complete the list of previous answer, I think that for Java EE 6, Antonio Gonçalves' book on Java EE 6 and GlassFish might be a pleasant read.

See here, for example: http://www.amazon.fr/Beginning-Java-EE-GlassFish-Second/dp/143022889X/ For information, Antonio Goncalves is a member of an expert group that writes Java EE specifications.

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