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Paperback: 730 pages
Publisher: Manning Publications; 2 edition (16 Aug 2007)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1933988134
ISBN-13: 978-1933988139
Product Dimensions: 23 x 18.6 x 4.2 cm

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Spring in Action 2E is an expanded, completely updated second edition of the best selling Spring in Action. Written by Craig Walls, one of Manning's best writers, this book covers the exciting new features of Spring 2.0, which was released in October 2006.

Spring is a lightweight container framework that represents an exciting way to build enterprise components with simple Java objects. By employing dependency injection and AOP, Spring encourages loosely coupled code and enables plain-old Java objects with capabilities that were previously reserved for EJBs. This book is a hands-on, example-driven exploration of the Spring Framework. Combining short code snippets and an ongoing example developed throughout the book, it shows readers how to build simple and efficient J2EE applications, how to solve persistence problems, handle asynchronous messaging, create and consume remote services, build web applications, and integrate with most popular web frameworks. Readers will learn how to use Spring to write simpler, easier to maintain code so they can focus on what really matters-- critical business needs.

Spring in Action, 2E is for Java developers who are looking for ways to build enterprise-grade applications based on simple Java objects, without resorting to more complex and invasive EJBs. Even hard-core EJB users will find this book valuable as Spring in Action, 2E will describe ways to use EJB components alongside Spring. Software architects will also find Spring in Action, 2E useful as they assess and apply lightweight techniques prescribed by Spring. and learn how Spring can be applied at the various layers of enterprise applications.

About the Author

Craig Walls

is a software developer with over 12 years’ experience and coauthor

of XDoclet in Action. He is a great writer and a zealous promoter of the Spring

framework, speaking frequently at local user groups and conferences and

writing about Spring on his blog. When he’s not slinging code, Craig spends as

much time as he can with his wife, two daughters, seven birds, four dogs, two cats,

and an ever-fluctuating number of tropical fish. Craig lives in Denton, Texas.

An avid supporter of open source Java technologies, Ryan Breidenbach has developed

Java web applications for the past seven years. He lives in Coppell, Texas.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great reference manual, 8 April 2005

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"Spring In Action" is a really good book, which adopt a different approach from other books like "Spring Live" (Matt Raible, Sourcebeat): while the latter is more practical and simple, "Spring in Action" is a complete reference manual that covers nearly every aspect of Spring. This doesn't mean it is complicate: every explanation is clear and there are a lot of code examples.
I particularly appreciated its well-planned table of contents: the first part explains clearly what "Inversion of Control" and AOP mean and how Spring makes them possible. The second part is about "Spring in the business layer", explaining how you can write services and Daos, and how you can simply implement transaction management and service remoting. Finally, the third part talks about the Web layer covering Spring MVC as well as other technologies and frameworks. Furthermore, chapter 11 covers application security using Acegi.
The style is always simple and enjoyable, and the length (about 400 pages) allows you to read it in a few days. Overall an excellent resource for any developer interested in using Spring in his project.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to understand and well written, 31 Dec 2005

By	Vivek Viswanathan "vivek_v" (London, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I really liked the writing style, after reading the first few chapters explaning IoC, AoP and how it has been implemented in Spring you can then basically jump to any other chapter and read through. I also like the writing style used when introducing new topics/chapters.
Once you get this book, I wouldnt think you want any other book, since the concepts are explained quite well.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great Book, 15 Nov 2008

By	Justin O. Nwakacha "wella" (Newbury, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have just started reading this book and I am impressed by the Authors writing style, examples and explanations. I hardly get impressed by a book on the first day. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in learning Spring and taking advantage of its rich features.

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Great writing style. Clear explanations and great metaphors, sprinkled with enough humor to keep you reading what could otherwise be a stodgy subject. Read more

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4.0 out of 5 stars Vast subject, well covered
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