Rob Woollen

JavaSoft defined the Enterprise JavaBeans specification to give Java developers a foundation for building distributed business components. EJBs are Java components that implement business logic and follow a contract designated in the EJB specification. Enterprise JavaBeans live inside an EJB container that provides a set of standard services, including transactions, persistence, security, and concurrency. This means that the application programmer is freed from developing these services from scratch. To get the most out of using EJBs in an enterprise-level distributed application supported by a J2EE-compliant application server, programmers should: Closely conform to the EJB specification. Use available tools for bean development and compliance checking. Learn to benefit... (more)

Avoiding Performance Pitfalls with Entity EJBs

Entity Enterprise JavaBeans (EJBs) are a convenient means to map persistent data to Java components. Container-Managed persistence (CMP) provides rapid development since the EJB container automatically handles loading and storing the persistent data. However, along with their many advantages, Entity EJBs can lead to very slow performance when used incorrectly. This column details a few c... (more)

Common WebLogic Server Deadlocks and How To Avoid Them

Every developer has experienced it. The application that ran so well in testing hangs or performs miserably under load. While there are many possible causes of performance degradation or hangs, this article can't possibly cover them all. Instead, we'll look at three common mistakes in WebLogic Server applications that can deadlock the server or bring your performance to a screeching halt.... (more)