Java SE References

• J2SE 5.0 in a Nutshell
• New Features and Enhancements for J2SE 5.0
• JDBC API and Tutorial Page
• JAR File Specification and Adding Classes to JAR File's Classpath tutorial

Java EE References

• Java(TM) Platform, Enterprise Edition 5 (Java EE 5) Specification
• Schemas
  • XML Schemas for Java EE Deployment Descriptors
  • Java Persistence API: XML Schemas
• Enterprise JavaBeans 3.0 Specification - now three separate volumes; core, persistence, and (simplified) api
• Java Message Service (JMS) 1.1 API Specification
• Java Servlet 2.5 Specification
• JavaServer Pages 2.1 Specification
• Web Services for Java EE Specification
• Java API for XML-Based Web Services (JAX-WS) 2.0 Specification
• Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB) 2.0 Specification
  • JAXB 2.0.2 Reference Implementation - from Glassfish
  • JAXB 2.0 Project - on Glassfish
  • Sun's JAXB Compiler (XJC) Maven Plugin - they make you download and manually install
• Enterprise BluePrints Home Page
• The Java EE 5 Tutorial

JavaEE and Java Persistence Providers

Maven

• Maven Home Page
• Maven: The Definitive Guide
• Better Builds with Maven Text Download - requires registration with site
• Maven User Form Archive
• codehaus.org Maven Wiki - with Examples, FAQs, and tutotials
• JavaWorld: An introduction to Maven 2
• JavaWorld: The Maven 2 POM demystified
• xdoc plugin documentation
• Maven 2 Schemas
  • pom.xml

Subversion

• Version Control with Subversion Text
• TortoiseSVN - a Windows SVN Client

Testing

• JUnit Home Page
• JUnit 3.x
  • JUnit Test Infected: Programmers Love Writing Tests - quick example using the JUnit 3.x API.
  • JUnit 3.8.1 Javadoc
• JUnit 4.0 (not yet integrated into Maven)
  • JUnit 4.0 in 10 minutes
  • JUnit 4.0 Javadoc
  • maven-surefire-plugin JUnit 4 support issue

Eclipse

• Eclipse Home Page
• Maven plugin for Eclipse - plugin added to Eclipse to help build Maven pom.xml files and execute maven targets
• Subclipse subversion plugin for Eclipse - plugin added to Eclipse to integrate SVN repositoroes.

Course

• Enterprise Java Beans 3.0 (5th Edition), Bill Burke & Richard Monson-Haefel, ISBN 059600978X
• ejava maven repository - locate artifacts and source.zip files here for projects with non-SNAPSHOT versions.
• ejava maven snapshot repository - locate artifacts and source.zip files for projects that have SNAPSHOT versions.