Preface
When it comes to building Web applications, there are two fundamental problems. One is that there are flat-out too many choices in terms of how to develop them. These days, one can choose from literally hundreds of languages and technologies that claim to make Web application development easier. The other problem is that there is a lack of common knowledge about how to deploy them in a way that yields high performance and scalability—traits essential to anything accessible over the Internet.
Fortunately, there are now some unifying application infrastructures that not only simplify Web application development but also encourage efficient deployment. One of the most popular approaches is proposed by the Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) specification. ...
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