Chapter 14. Database Connectivity
Why have a chapter about database connectivity in a book on Servlets and JSP? Databases are widely used in business today. Just about every real-world application will use databases in some form or another. The advertised mindset in J2EE is to build an application that uses an EJB[1] layer to hide database connectivity. In practice this can work, but it is often more problematic than it is helpful. In this book we are taking the approach that you should not have to use EJB and that instead you should know more about database connectivity. By taking this approach, you will be able to build complete Web Applications without having to worry about a slew of other J2EE specifications. However, if one day you decide ...
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