Any J2EE developer knows how hard enterprise Java can be. Find out how the set of new Java EE 5.0 features, such as Web services support, annotations, and enhanced CMP, can make it easier.
by Raghu Donepudi
October 13, 2005
o develop even a simple J2EE application, developers must write lots of boilerplate code (as Enterprise JavaBeans, or EJB, in Java) and set up a myriad configuration files (as deployment descriptors in XML). Therefore, to become a J2EE developer, a programmer must be familiar with EJB and XML. For novices, these can represent a daunting learning curve.
Adding to its reputation of complexity, the current J2EE specification (1.4) was written a long while back using JDK 1.2, so it does not include the rich, ease-of-use features offered by later JDK versions, such as J2SE 5.0's generics and annotations support.
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o develop even a simple J2EE application, developers must write lots of boilerplate code (as Enterprise JavaBeans, or EJB, in Java) and set up a myriad configuration files (as deployment descriptors in XML). Therefore, to become a J2EE developer, a programmer must be familiar with EJB and XML. For novices, these can represent a daunting learning curve.
