When creating complex Java enterprise applications, do you spend a lot
of time thumbing through a myriad of books and other resources searching
for what you hope will be the API that's right for the project at
hand?Java Database Best Practices rescues you from having to wade
through books on each of the various APIs before figuring out which
method to use! This comprehensive guide introduces each of the dominant
APIs (Enterprise JavaBeans, Java Data Objects, the Java Database
Connectivity API (JDBC) as well as other, lesser-known options),
explores the methodology and design components that use those APIs, and
then offers practices most appropriate for different types and makes of
databases, as well as different types of applications.Java Database
Practices also examines database design, from table and database
architecture to normalization, and offers a number of best practices for
handling these tasks as well. Learn how to move through the various
forms of normalization, understand when to denormalize, and even get
detailed instructions on optimizing your SQL queries to make the best
use of your database structure. Through it all, this book focuses on
practical application of these techniques, giving you information that
can immediately be applied to your own enterprise projects.Enterprise
applications in today's world are about data-- whether it be information
about a product to buy, a user's credit card information, or the color
that a customer prefers for their auto purchases. And just as data has
grown in importance, the task of accessing that data has grown in
complexity. Until now, you have been left on your own to determine which
model best suits your application, and how best to use your chosen API.
Java Database Practices is the one stop reference book to help you
determine what's appropriate for your specific project at hand. Whether
it's choosing between an alphabet soup of APIs and technologies--EJB,
JDO, JDBC, SQL, RDBMS, OODBMS, and more on the horizon, this book is an
indispensable resource you can't do without.
