Java EE 6 Pocket Guide

Appendix A. Getting Started with Java EE 6 Development and Deployment

This appendix provides a reference on how to get started with Java EE 6 programming using NetBeans IDE and GlassFish.

NetBeans IDE provides an open source, easy-to-use, and comprehensive development environment for Java EE 6 applications. GlassFish is an open source, lightweight, modular, and Java EE 6–compliant application server. Together, NetBeans and GlassFish provide a seamless out-of-the-box experience for developing, deploying, and running Java EE 6 applications.

NetBeans can be downloaded from http://netbeans.org. GlassFish Open Source Edition can be downloaded from http://glassfish.org. Note that NetBeans comes in different packaging bundles based upon the functionality available. “All” and “Java EE” bundles come prepackaged with GlassFish.

Go to http://netbeans.org/kb/trails/java-ee.html for an extensive list of articles, blogs, and videos to get you started with Java EE and NetBeans. The following articles will get you started with Java EE 6 development and deployment:

• Key to the Java EE 6 Platform: NetBeans IDE 7.1: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/java/unlocking-1540042.html

• Getting Started with Java EE 6 Applications: http://netbeans.org/kb/docs/javaee/javaee-gettingstarted.html

• Introduction to JavaServer Faces 2.0: http://netbeans.org/kb/docs/web/jsf20-intro.html

• Getting Started with Contexts and Dependency Injection and JSF 2.0: http://netbeans.org/kb/docs/javaee/cdi-intro.html

• Working with Injection ...