Hi,
Can anyone advise the best (ie. gentlest) way to start learning the Java EE technology. I've had a look at a few tutorials online at Netbeans and Sun, it seems quite bewildering!!
I would like to recommend two excellent books:
Beginning Java EE 6 Platform with GlassFish 3 From Novice to Professional by Antonio Goncalves, Apress
Pro JPA 2 Mastering the Java Persistence API by Mike Keith and Merrick Schincariol, Apress.