Title: Quickstart Apache Axis2
        A practical guide to creating quality web services
Author: Deepal Jayasinghe
Publisher: Packt Publishing

A new architecture for Axis2 was introduced during the first Axis2 summit, which
was held in 2004 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. This new architecture is more flexible,
efficient, and configurable in comparison to Axis1.x architecture. Some well
established concepts from Axis 1.x, like handlers, have been preserved in the 
new architecture.
Since its introduction less than four years ago, Apache Axis2 has become widely
accepted as a framework for practical Web Service development, which is suitable
not only for commercial application development, but also as a teaching tool and
as a research platform. Apache Axis2 itself has evolved during the past three years,
taking into consideration community requirements, and has acquired a number of
new features. All of these have been contributed in an effort to create a simple and
easy-to-use Web Service framework.
The main goal of this book is to provide an introduction to Axis2. It teaches how
to develop web applications using Axis2 and how to make proper use of available
features. It does not attempt to cover either Web Services or Axis2 in minute detail,
opting rather to provide a good understanding for using both. The in-depth technical
details of Axis2, I believe, are best covered in a book in their own right.
When designing and writing this book, my objective was to achieve a number of
goals. Firstly, I wanted to present a very clear introductory text, free of verbosity
and nonsense, so that a beginner can understand the concepts easily and develop
confidence for using the technology within a short period of time. Secondly, I have,
as far as possible, tried to cover the concepts in the form of a discussion combined
with the instruction style of a tutorial, so that the reader can try out the concepts for
himself/herself and grasp them easily. Because of this most of the chapters contain a
plethora of comprehensive samples. Thirdly, I have intentionally avoided presenting
full descriptions of Axis2 features, while making sure that no important points
have been omitted. Descriptions of some of the minor and rarely used features have
been left out for the sake of simplicity. And finally, I want this book to help you, the
reader, explore, understand, and realize the potential of Web Services and Axis2.

Click to download the free book: Packt Publishing Quickstart Apache Axis2 May 2008.pdf

Title: OReilly Head First EJB
Format: PDF

Product Description
What do Ford Financial, IBM, and Victoria's Secret have in common? Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB). As the industry standard for platform-independent reusable business components, EJB has just become Sun Microsystem's latest developer certification. Whether you want to be certifiable or just want to learn the technology inside and out, Head First EJB will get you there in the least painful way. And with the greatest understanding. You'll learn not just what the technology *is*, but more importantly, *why* it is, and what it is and isn't good for. You'll learn tricks and tips for EJB development, along with tricks and tips for passing this latest, very challenging Sun Certified Business Component Developer (SCBCD) exam. You'll learn how to think like a server. You'll learn how to think like a bean. And because this is a Head First book, you'll learn how to think about thinking. Co-author Kathy Sierra was one of Sun's first employees to teach brave, early adopter customers how to use EJB. She has the scars. But besides dragging you deep into EJB technology, Kathy and Bert will see you through your certification exam, if you decide to go for it. And nobody knows the certification like they do - they're co--evelopers of Sun's actual exam!

About the Author
Kathy Sierra, the co-author of Head First Java from O'Reilly, was a master Java trainer for Sun Microsystems, where she taught Java instructors how to teach the latest Java technologies such as EJB and Jini. Currently, she's on the design team for the Sun

Bert Bates is the co-author of Head First Java. Bert is a software developer and Java instructor, and has been writing code for the last 25 years. His background features a long stint in artificial intelligence, with a client list that includes The Weathe

Click to download: OReilly Head First EJB Oct 2003.pdf

Title: Modern Compiler Implementation in Java
Author: Andrew W.Appel and Jens Palsberg
Format: PDF
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

This textbook describes all phases of a compiler: lexical analysis, parsing, abstract syntax, semantic actions,
intermediate representations, instruction selection via tree matching, dataflow analysis, graphcoloring register
allocation, and runtime systems. It includes good coverage of current techniques in code generation and register
allocation, as well as the compilation of functional and object-oriented languages, which is missing from most books.
The most accepted and successful techniques are described concisely, rather than as an exhaustive catalog of every
possible variant. Detailed descriptions of the interfaces between modules of a compiler are illustrated with actual Java
classes.
 
The first part of the book, Fundamentals of Compilation, is suitable for a one-semester first course in compiler
design. The second part, Advanced Topics, which includes the compilation of object-oriented and functional
languages, garbage collection, loop optimization, SSA form, instruction scheduling, and optimization for
cache-memory hierarchies, can be used for a second-semester or graduate course.
 
This new edition has been rewritten extensively to include more discussion of Java and object-oriented programming
concepts, such as visitor patterns. A unique feature is the newly redesigned compiler project in Java for a subset of
Java itself. The project includes both front-end and back-end phases, so that students can build a complete working
compiler in one semester.
 
Andrew W. Appel is Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University. He has done research and published
papers on compilers, functional programming languages, runtime systems and garbage collection, type systems, and
computer security; he is also author of the book Compiling with Continuations. He is a designer and founder of the
Standard ML of New Jersey project. In 1998, Appel was elected a Fellow of the Association for Computing
Machinery for "significant research contributions in the area of programming languages and compilers" and for his
work as editor-in-chief (1993-97) of the ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems, the
leading journal in the field of compilers and programming languages.

Jens Palsberg is Associate Professor of Computer Science at Purdue University. His research interests are
programming languages, compilers, software engineering, and information security. He has authored more than 50technical papers in these areas and a book with Michael Schwartzbach, Object-oriented Type Systems. In 1998, he
received the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award, and in 1999, the Purdue
University Faculty Scholar award.

Download the free ebook: Modern Compiler Implementation in Java.pdf

Title: POJOs in Action Dec 2005
Author: Chris Richardson
Format: PDF
Publisher: Manning

POJOs in Action is a practical guide to using POJOs and lightweight frameworks to
develop the back-end logic of enterprise Java applications. These technologies are
important because they dramatically simplify how you build an application’s busi-
ness and persistence tiers. This book covers key lightweight frameworks: Spring,
JDO,  Hibernate,  and  iBATIS.  It  also  covers  EJB  3,  which  embraces  POJOs  and
some of the characteristics of lightweight frameworks.
 In this book you will learn how to apply test-driven development and object
design to enterprise Java applications. It illustrates how to develop with POJOs and
lightweight frameworks using realistic use cases from a single example application
that is used throughout the book. It even implements the same use case using mul-
tiple approaches so that you can see the essential differences between them.
  A  key  message  of  POJOs  in  Action  is  that  every  technology  has  both  benefits
and  drawbacks.  This  book  will  teach  you  when  to  use—and  when  not  to  use—
each  of  the  frameworks.  For  example,  although  the  emphasis  is  on  the  Spring
framework and POJOs, this book also describes when it makes sense to use EJBs.
It explains when to use an object-oriented design and an object/relational map-
ping (ORM) framework and when to use a procedural design and SQL directly.
This sets POJOs in Action apart from many other books that blindly advocate the
use of their favorite framework.
  Enterprise  Java  frameworks  are  constantly  evolving.  While  I  was  writing  this
book, all of the frameworks I describe had several releases. EJB 3 appeared, albeit
in draft form. And between the time this book is printed and the time you read it,
some enterprise Java frameworks will have evolved further yet. But the good news
is that this book will remain relevant. POJOs and nonintrusive lightweight frame-
works are here to stay.
 Regardless of how the frameworks evolve, there are some key concepts that will
not  change.  First,  it’s  vital  that  you  objectively  evaluate  the  pros  and  cons  of  a
framework and not be swayed by clever marketing. Second, POJOs and nonintru-
sive frameworks are a good thing. You want to avoid coupling your business logic
to an infrastructure framework, especially if it slows down the edit-compile-debug
cycle. Third, testing is essential. If you don’t write tests, then you can’t be sure that
your application works. And you must be able to write tests, so designing for test-
ability  is  also  important.  Finally,  as  Albert  Einstein  said,  “Everything  should  be
made as simple as possible, but not simpler.”

Download the book: POJOs in Action Dec 2005 .pdf

Title: jQuery in Action
Author: BEAR BIBEAULT
Format: PDF
Publisher: Manning

Do more with less.
 Plain and simple, that is the purpose of this book: to help you learn how to
do more on your web application pages with less script. Your authors, one a
jQuery contributor and evangelist and the other an avid and enthusiastic user,
believe that jQuery is the best library available today to help you do just that.
 This book is aimed at getting you up and running with jQuery quickly and
effectively  and,  hopefully,  having  some  fun  along  the  way.  The  entire  core
jQuery API is discussed, and each API method is presented in an easy-to-digest
syntax block that describes the parameters and return values of the method.
Small examples of using the APIs effectively are included; and, for those big
concepts,  we  provide  what  we  call  lab  pages.  These  comprehensive  and  fun
pages are an excellent way for you to see the nuances of the jQuery methods
in action without the need to write a slew of code yourself.
  All  example  code  and  lab  pages  are  available  for  download  at  http://
www.manning.com/bibeault.
 We could go on and on with some marketing jargon telling you how great
this book is, but you don’t want to waste time reading that, do you? What you
really want is to get your arms into the bits and bytes up to your elbows, isn’t it?
 What’s holding you back? Read on!

Download Link: Manning jQuery in Action Feb 2008.pdf

Title: Manning EJB 3.0 in Action
Author: Debu Panda
           Reza Rahman
           Derek Lane
Format: PDF
Publisher: Manning

One day, when God was looking over his creatures, he noticed a boy named Sadhu whose humor
and cleverness pleased him.  God felt generous that day and granted Sadhu three wishes. Sadhu asked
for  three  reincarnations--one  as  a  ladybug,  one  as  an  elephant,  and  the  last  as  a  cow.  Surprised  by
these wishes, God asked Sadhu to explain himself. The boy replied, "I want to be a ladybug so that
everyone in the world will admire me for my beauty and forgive the fact that I do no work. Being an
elephant will be fun because I can gobble down enormous amounts of food without being ridiculed. I
will like being a cow the best because I will be loved by all and useful to mankind." God was charmed
by these answers and allowed Sadhu to live through the three incarnations. He then made Sadhu a
morning star for his service to mankind as a cow.
EJB too has lived through three incarnations. When it was first released, the industry was dazzled
by  its  innovations.  But  like  the  ladybug,    EJB 1  had  limited  functionality.  The  second  EJB
incarnation was just about as heavy as the largest of our beloved pachyderms. The brave souls who
could not do without its elephant-power had to tame the awesome complexity of EJB 2. And finally,
in its third incarnation, EJB has become much more useful to the huddled masses, just like the gentle
bovine that is sacred for Hindus and respected as a mother whose milk feeds us all.. 
A  lot  of  people  have  put  in  a  lot  of  hard  work  to  make  EJB  3  as  simple  and  lightweight  as
possible without sacrificing enterprise-ready power. EJB components are now little more than Plain
Old  Java  Objects  (POJOs)  that  look  a  lot  like  code  in  a  Hello  World  program.  We  hope  you  will
agree with us as you read through the next Chapters that it has all the makings of a star. 
We’ve strived to keep this book as earthy as possible without skimping on content. The book is
designed to help you learn EJB 3.0 as quickly and as easily as possible. At the same time, we will not
neglect to cover the basics where needed. We will also dive into deep waters with you where we can,
share with you all the amazing sights we’ve discovered and warn you about any lurking dangers. 
This  book  is  about  the  radical  transformation  of  a  very  important  and  uniquely  influential
technology in the Java World. We suspect you are not picking this book up to learn too much about
EJB  2.  You  probably  either  already  know  EJB  2.x  or  are  completely  new  to  the  world  of  EJB.  In
either  case,  spending  too  much  time  on  previous  versions  is  a  waste  of  your  time  --you  won't  be
surprised to learn that EJB 3.0 and EJB 2.x have very little in common. . If you are really curious
about the journey that brought us to the current point, we encourage you to pick up one of the many
good books on the previous versions of EJB.

Download the free pdf ebook: Manning EJB 3.0 in Action.pdf

Title: Struts 2 in Action
Author: Donald Brown,
           Chad Michael Davis,
           Scott Stanlick
Format: PDF
Publisher: Manning

Welcome to Struts 2! If you’ve picked up this book, we suspect you’re a Java developer
working with web applications who’s somehow or other heard about Struts 2. Perhaps
you’ve worked with the Struts 1 framework in the past, perhaps you’ve worked with
another framework, or perhaps this is your first step into Java web application develop-
ment. Whichever path has led you here, you’re probably looking for a good introduc-
tion to the new Struts 2 framework. This book intends to give you that introduction
and  much  more.  If  you’ve  never  heard  of  Struts  2,  we  cover  the  basics  in  enough
depth to keep you in tow. If you know what Struts 2 does, but want a deeper under-
standing of how it does it, we’ll provide that too.
 Struts 2 is a Java web application framework. As you know, the Java world is vast
and a Struts 2 application may travel far and wide in this world of Java. With that said,
one of the biggest challenges faced by a Struts 2 book arises from trying to determine
what content to include. This book could have been three times as long if we’d taken
all  of  the  good  advice  we  received  about  what  to  include.  We  apologize  to  those
whose course of normal development takes them outside the boundaries of our con-
tent. Please believe us when we say that we agonized over what to include and what
not to include.
 Struts 2 is much more than a revision of the Struts 1 framework. If you hadn’t yet
heard anything about Struts 2, you might expect, based upon the name, to find a new
release of that proven framework. But this is not the case. Its relationship to that older
framework  is  based  in  philosophy  rather  than  in  code  base.  Struts  1  was  an  action-
oriented framework that implemented a Model-View-Controller (MVC) separation of
concerns  in  its  architecture.  Struts  2  is  a  brand  new  implementation  of  those  same
MVC principles in an action-oriented framework. While the general lay of the land will
seem familiar to Struts 1 developers, the new framework contains substantial architec-
tural differences that serve to clean up the MVC lines and make the development pro-
cess all that more efficient. We cover the new framework from the ground up, taking
time to provide a true introduction to this new technology while also taking pains to
give an inside view.
 The organization of this book aims to walk you through Struts 2 in a sequence of
increasing complexity. We start with a couple of preliminary chapters that introduce
the technological context of the framework, give a high-level overview of the architec-
ture,  and  present  a  bare-bones  HelloWorld  sample  application  to  get  your  environ-
ment up and running. After this brief introduction, we set off into a series of chapters
that cover the core concepts and components of the framework one by one. We take
time to explain the functionality of each component in depth. We also provide real
code examples as we begin the development of our full-featured sample application,
the Struts 2 Portfolio. Finally, the later chapters provide some advanced techniques
for  tweaking  a  bit  more  out  of  the  core  components,  as  well  as  introducing  some
advanced features of the framework such as plug-ins and Spring integration.

Download the free ebook: Struts 2 in Action (May 2008).pdf

Title: JUnit In Action
Author: Vincent Massol, Ted Husted
Format: PDF
Publisher: Manning

JUnit in Action is an example-driven, how-to book on unit-testing Java applications,
including J2EE applications, using the JUnit framework and its extensions. This
book is intended for readers who are software architects, developers, members of
testing teams, development managers, extreme programmers, or anyone practic-
ing any agile methodology.
 JUnit in Action is about solving tough real-world problems such as unit-testing
legacy applications, writing real tests for real objects, employing test metrics, auto-
mating tests, testing in isolation, and more.

Special features
Several special features appear throughout the book.

Best practices
The JUnit community has already adopted several best practices. When these are
introduced in the book, a callout box summarizes the best practice.

Design patterns in action
The JUnit framework puts several well-known design patterns to work. When we
first discuss a component that makes good use of a design pattern, a callout box
defines the pattern and points out its use in the JUnit framework.

Software directory
Throughout the book, we cover how to use extensions and tools with JUnit. For
your convenience, references to all of these software packages have been col-
lected in a directory in the references section at the end of this book. A bibliogra-
phy of other books we mention is also provided in the references section.

Roadmap
The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 is “JUnit distilled.” Here, we introduce
you to unit testing in general and JUnit in particular. Part 2, “Testing strategies,”
investigates different ways of testing the complex objects found in professional
applications. Part 3, “Testing components,” explores strategies for testing com-
mon subsystems like servlets, filters, JavaServer Pages, databases, and even EJBs.

Download the book: JUnit In Action.pdf

Title: Lucene in Action
Author: ERIK HATCHER OTIS GOSPODNETIC
Format: PDF

Lucene started as a self-serving project. In late 1997, my job uncertain, I
sought something of my own to market. Java was the hot new programming
language, and I needed an excuse to learn it. I already knew how to write
search software, and thought I might fill a niche by writing search software in
Java. So I wrote Lucene.
 A few years later, in 2000, I realized that I didn’t like to market stuff. I had
no interest in negotiating licenses and contracts, and I didn’t want to hire peo-
ple and build a company. I liked writing software, not selling it. So I tossed
Lucene up on SourceForge, to see if open source might let me keep doing
what I liked.
 A few folks started using Lucene right away. Around a year later, in 2001,
folks at Apache offered to adopt Lucene. The number of daily messages on
the Lucene mailing lists grew steadily. Code contributions started to trickle in.
Most were additions around the edges of Lucene: I was still the only active
developer who fully grokked its core. Still, Lucene was on the road to becom-
ing a real collaborative project.
 Now, in 2004, Lucene has a pool of active developers with deep understand-
ings of its core. I’m no longer involved in most day-to-day development; sub-
stantial additions and improvements are regularly made by this strong team.
 Through the years, Lucene has been translated into several other program-
ming languages, including C++, C#, Perl, and Python. In the original Java,
and in these other incarnations, Lucene is used much more widely than I ever
would have dreamed. It powers search in diverse applications like discussion
groups at Fortune 100 companies, commercial bug trackers, email search sup-
plied by Microsoft, and a web search engine that scales to billions of pages. When,
at industry events, I am introduced to someone as the “Lucene guy,” more often
than not folks tell me how they’ve used Lucene in a project. I still figure I’ve only
heard about a small fraction of all Lucene applications.
 Lucene is much more widely used than it ever would have been if I had tried
to sell it. Application developers seem to prefer open source. Instead of having to
contact technical support when they have a problem (and then wait for an answer,
hoping they were correctly understood), they can frequently just look at the
source code to diagnose their problems. If that’s not enough, the free support
provided by peers on the mailing lists is better than most commercial support. A
functioning open-source project like Lucene makes application developers more
efficient and productive.
 Lucene, through open source, has become something much greater than I
ever imagined it would. I set it going, but it took the combined efforts of the
Lucene community to make it thrive.
 So what’s next for Lucene? I can’t tell you. Armed with this book, you are now
a member of the Lucene community, and it’s up to you to take Lucene to new
places. Bon voyage!

Download the book: Lucene in  Action.pdf

Title: How Tomcat Works

Title:GoF Design Patterns with examples using Java and UML2Benneth Christiansson Bio:
Benneth Christiansson is a former senior lecturer and
researcher at Karlstad university.
Nowadays he works as Curriculum Manager, Open Source
Evangelist and Senior Consultant at Redpill Linpro AB.
The largest provider of Open Source solutions and services
in the Nordic area.
Benneth occupies a genuine experience as both instructor
and author, with several published books and publications.
The idea that lead to this book originated during the
participation of a Java Architect training program taught at
Logica Sverige AB Karlstad office. During the course the authors
identified the lack of a quick-guide to the basic GoF design
patterns. A book that could be used as a bare bone reference as well
as a learning companion for understanding design patterns. In the book
all patterns are exemplified using Java and UML2 notation. The book
also focuses on benefits, drawbacks, applicability and indicates
successful real life usage of the individual patterns.
Co-authors are all employees at different Logica Sweden AB offices.

Title:Expert Spring MVC and Web Flow