Enterprise Java(tm) Servlets by Jeff M. Genender (Addison-Wesley)

The book is about single-dispatch-Servlet architecture in which the author�s primary goal is to encapsulate and protect its own resources from outside applications and write easy to maintain and extendable applications. The book needs to be read from beginning to the end. Randomly reading a chapter will not be useful. It is a really good resource for intermediate level Java Servlet programmers. Advanced programmers might find it lite. It is not for the beginners. Prepare yourself to read lots of code. The chapters related to error logging is very useful by addressing how to create manageable and readable error logs.
Pooling concepts are very practical by addressing how to create pools; managing pool�s resources before checking them in and/or out from the pool; how to centralize its control so developers don't have to worry about it over and over again.
LDAP is an excellent intro.
JSP is about how to integrate JSP into his design.
His design might not be the right or the best way, but the ideas and solutions in this book certainly teaches a lot and will improve design. And if you happen to like his architecture you will have all of his code; just add whatever you want to and tweak it: You will be up and running in a very short time. The author currently does not have a supporting web site. The cd-rom does not come with a make file. He does not provide UML documentation.
(Ersin Eser - Bartender, November 2001)
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