The EJB 3.0 programming model has been simplified significantly. Learn migration approaches that help ferret out difficult issues you're likely to face when migrating J2EE apps.

This series of articles previews changes in EJB 3.1. EJB 3.0 brought simplicity to Java EE 5 by moving away from a heavyweight programming model. EJB 3.1 aims to build on those successes by moving ...

Pitchfork is not specifically tied to WebLogic, and could also be used with a JPA provider on Tomcat to get much of the EJB 3 complete programming model.

Mastering EJB 3rd Edition Review Project What's New July 19th - Chapter 11 - EJB Best Practices First Review Posting The EJB Best Practices chapter discusses best practices in terms of design, ...

Note: This article presumes that you are familiar with EJB programming. Also, I explain astral cloning and its consequences as it relates to container-managed entity beans only.

Java and EJB are complex, and it will take time for a programmer to learn about them. But the complexity of Java and EJB programming is dwarfed, in my experience, by a confusing array of configuration ...

EJB 2.1 to EJB 3.0: What has changed? To provide a context for this article’s discussion of possible migration paths, I begin by discussing the changes in the new specification in the context of ...

Artima has interviewed EJB 3 spec lead Linda DeMichiel on how EJB was refactored for simplicty between EJB 2 and EJB 3, including three separate spec documents, simplifying EJB interfaces ...

COBOL applications have involved huge investments in both money and resources. The last thing you want to do is throw this investment away and rewrite it all in Java.