1.3. Why use EJBs?
It is possible to write applications that support distribution, transaction management, and security without using EJBs. There are many such applications in use already. So what advantages do EJBs have to offer over other techniques?
ZThe EJB developer works within the EJB framework to take advantage of its built-in support for features like transaction management and security; once understood, little developer effort is required to make effective use of these features. With suitable servers, EJB applications can even make use of features as sophisticated as distributed transaction management with no coding whatsoever.
EJB 2.0 introduces a very powerful persistence management scheme, which supports not only persistent data, ...
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