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The job of the EJB developer is constantly challenging, making the task of designing maintainable and scalable systems difficult without a clear set of best practices to follow. It is with this and ...

Get an overview of design patterns, then use what you've learned to evaluate whether the Composite pattern is a good choice for a particular Java use case Numerous strategies have been devised to ...

Iconoclastically, Bien claims that most of the established J2EE and Gang of Four (GoF) patterns are no longer relevant for today's enterprise developers. He advocates for a continuous development ...

Microsoft, which has long crowed "we use more Java than one can imagine," has been busy improving related tooling and functionality, yesterday introducing the "Reliable Web App Pattern for Java" among ...