All but two recipes in this book are based on the EJB 2.0 specification. The recipes on creating EJB web service endpoints and the EJB timer service are based on the EJB 2.1 specification. In a few chapters, the book covers other technologies or frameworks where appropriate. In fact, this book makes use of XDoclet, log4j, Ant, and Cactus. For example, chapter 8 discusses using log4j to provide logging in an Enterprise JavaBeans application. Wherever these outside frameworks or tools are referenced, only the portion that touches the EJB world is described. So even though an introduction may be provided, you might need to consult additional documentation to answer any further questions.

We intend this book for the practicing EJB developer. That said, we don’t include many recipes for tasks that we assume you already know how to do. For instance, you won’t find recipes describing the basic rules of EJB construction, building, or deployment. Many of the recipes show full examples, whereas others may only show psuedo-code or partial examples. Much of the code can be downloaded from the book’s website at www.manning.com/sullins2.