DVT Press - The J2EE Architect's Handbook - How to be a Successful Technical Architect for J2EE Applications

• Table of Contents
• BackCover
• The J2EE Architect's Handbook - How to be a Successful Technical Architect for J2EE Applications
• Preface
  • Common Resources
  • Feedback
  • Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1: Project Development Team and Project Life Cycle
  • Project Life Cycle Approaches
  • Further Reading
• Section 1: Planning J2EE Applications
  • Chapter 2: Defining the Project
    • Identifying Project Scope
    • Identifying the Actors
    • Writing Use Cases
    • Common Mistakes
    • Architect's Exercise: ProjectTrak
    • Prototyping
    • Further Reading
  • Chapter 3: Scope Definition and Estimation
    • Basics of Estimating
    • An Algorithm for Estimating
    • Architect's Exercise: ProjectTrak
    • Further Reading
  • Chapter 4: Designing External Application Interfaces
    • Selecting a Communication Method
    • Determining a Data Structure
    • Error-Handling Requirements
    • External Interface Guidelines
    • Architect's Exercise
• Section 2: Designing J2EE Applications
  • Chapter 5: A Layered Approach to J2EE Design
    • Data Access Object Layer
    • Value Object Layer
    • Business Logic Layer
    • Deployment Layer
    • Presentation Layer
    • Architectural Component Layer
    • Further Reading
  • Chapter 6: Creating the Object Model
    • Identifying Objects
    • Turning Objects into Classes
    • Determining Relationships
    • Identifying Attributes
    • Identifying Methods
    • Shortcuts
    • Architect's Exercise: ProjectTrak
    • Further Reading
  • Chapter 7: Creating the Data Model
    • Key Terms and Concepts
    • Design Practices and Normal Form
    • Architect's Exercise: ProjectTrak
    • Creating Database Schema Definitions
    • Creating XML Document Formats
    • Further Reading
  • Chapter 8: Network Architecture
    • Key Terms and Concepts
    • Networking Basics
    • Security
    • Scalability and High Availability
    • Network Diagram Example
    • Further Reading
  • Chapter 9: Planning Construction
    • Task Order and Dependencies
    • Critical Path
    • Common Mistakes
    • Further Reading
• Section 3: Building J2EE Applications
  • Chapter 10: Building Value Objects
    • Implementation Tips and Techniques
    • Value Objects Made Easy
    • Common Mistakes
    • Architect's Exercise: ProjectTrak
  • Chapter 11: Building XML Access Objects
    • An XAO Example
    • Architectural Guidelines
    • Overview of JAXB
    • JAXB Usage Guidelines
    • Using XSLT Within Java
    • XSLT Usage Guidelines
    • Internet Resources
    • Further Reading
  • Chapter 12: Building Database Access Objects
    • Data Access Object Coding Guidelines
    • Using Entity Beans
    • A Hibernate Example
    • JDBC Best Practices
    • Architect's Exercise: ProjectTrak
    • Other Code Reduction Paradigms
    • Further Reading
  • Chapter 13: Building Business Objects
    • Transaction Management
    • Business Object Coding Guidelines
    • Architect's Exercise: ProjectTrak
    • Further Reading
  • Chapter 14: Building Deployment Layer Objects
    • Session Beans
    • Message-Driven Beans
    • Web Services
    • Architect's Exercise: ProjectTrak
    • Further Reading
  • Chapter 15: Building the Presentation Layer
    • Presentation Components
    • Presentation Layer Coding Guidelines
    • Common Mistakes
    • Further Reading
  • Chapter 16: Building Architectural Components
    • Component Quality
    • Making Components Easy to Use
    • Making Components Easy to Configure and Control
    • Open Source Alternatives
    • Component Usage Guidelines
  • Chapter 17: Application Architecture Strategies
    • Exception-Handling Strategies
    • Threading Strategies
    • Configuration Management Strategies
    • Further Reading
• Section 4: Testing and Maintaining J2EE Applications
  • Chapter 18: Functional Testing Guidelines
    • Testing Assumptions
    • Testing Coverage
    • Test Case Coding Overview and Examples
    • Testing Best Practices
  • Chapter 19: Performance Tuning and Load Testing
    • Measuring Performance
    • Diagnosing Performance Problems
    • Further Reading
  • Chapter 20: Postimplementation Activities
    • Application-Monitoring Guidelines
    • Bug-Fighting Guidelines
    • Top Refactoring Indicators
    • Common Refactoring Techniques
    • Further Reading
• Bibliography
• Index
  • Index_B
  • Index_C
  • Index_D
  • Index_E
  • Index_F
  • Index_G
  • Index_H
  • Index_I
  • Index_J
  • Index_K
  • Index_L
  • Index_M
  • Index_N
  • Index_O
  • Index_P
  • Index_R
  • Index_S
  • Index_T
  • Index_U
  • Index_V
  • Index_W
  • Index_X
  • Index_Z
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Listings