Enterprise beans: Resources for learning
Use the following links to find relevant supplemental information about enterprise beans. The information resides on IBM and non-IBM Internet sites, whose sponsors control the technical accuracy of the information.
These links are provided for convenience. Often, the information is not specific to WAS but is useful all or in part for understanding the product. When possible, links are provided to technical papers and Redbooks that supplement the broad coverage of the release documentation with in-depth examinations of particular product areas.
Planning, business scenarios, and IT architecture
- Mastering Enterprise JavaBeans
A comprehensive treatment of EJB programming in nonprintable form (PDF). One must be registered to download the PDF, but registration is free. Information about purchasing a hardcopy is available on the Web site.
- Enterprise JavaBeans by Richard Monson-Haefel (O'Reilly and Associates, Inc.: Third Edition, 2001)
Programming model and decisions
- Read all about EJB 2.0
A comprehensive overview of the 2.0 specification that is still relevant to users of EJB 2.1.
- The J2EE Tutorial
This set of articles by Sun Microsystems covers several EJB-related topics, including the basic programming models, persistence, and EJB Query Language.
Programming instructions and examples
- WAS Development Best Practices for Performance and Scalability
Programming practice for enterprise beans and other types of J2EE components.
- Optimistic Locking in IBM WAS 4.0.2
Examples of the effect of optimistic concurrency on application behavior. Although the paper is based on a previous version of WAS, the data access issues discussed in it are current.
This paper does not seem to be available directly by URL. To view this paper, visit the specified URL and search on "optimistic locking"
- Rational Application Developer V6 Programming Guide
A programming guide that highlights the features and tooling included with IBM Rational Application Developer V6.0. Many of the chapters provide working examples that demonstrate how to use the tooling to develop applications, as well as achieve the benefits of visual and rapid Web development.
- Rational developer community
A website for technical resources and best practices for the Rational software platform.
Programming specifications
- Enterprise JavaBeans 2.1 Specification
You can download the specification from this URL.
- Enterprise JavaBeans 3.0 Specification
You can download the specification from this URL.
Related concepts
Enterprise beans
Related tasks
Task overview: Using enterprise beans in applications
Reference topic