Book Review: Mastering JavaServer Faces 2.2

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Java EE 7 is the latest version of the Java Enterprise platform. Lots of new features and three objectives: Developer productivity, HTML5 and Enterprise Demands.

In this post, I'll be reviewing the book "Mastering JavaServer Faces 2.2" written by Anghel Leonard and published by PACKT. As many others Packt titles, the chapters are easy to read, they follow a tutorial approach and a summary at the end.

I think this book is good for new and experienced Java EE developers. If you are a beginner, this book will teach you what you need to know about JSF to start your next project.
On the other hand, if you are an experienced Java EE developer you will find this book very easy to read. Just focus on the new features of the specification and you'll get updated to the latest version of JSF in a fast paced.

What I liked about the book:

• Easy to read.
• As an experienced Java EE developer it was easy to focus just on the new features.
• Sample code is available to be downloaded from Packt's website and it is well organized, so I can download exactly the code of the chapter I'm reading.
• Teaches you both: Annotations and XML configurations. You never know when you need to open those legacy XML files...
• Chapter 7 (JSF and AJAX) and Chapter 8 (JSF and HTML5) are the ones I liked the most since these topics are a must in today's web applications.

For more information go to:
https://www.packtpub.com/application-development/mastering-javaserver-faces-22

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Book Review: Java EE 7 Developer Handbook

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Java EE 7 is the latest version of the Java Enterprise platform. Lots of new features and three objectives: Developer productivity, HTML5 and Enterprise Demands.

In this post, I'll be reviewing the book "Java EE 7 Developer Handbook" written by Peter A. Pilgrim and published by PACKT. As many others Packt titles, the chapters are easy to read, they follow a tutorial approach and a summary at the end.

I have read over the 50% of the book and overall I have liked it. Let me tell you a little bit about the chapters:

Chapter one introduces you to the new features and if you are new to the Java EE you will learn the basic definitions and concepts that are used throughout the platform. A sample application using EJBs, Bean validation, JPA,  Websockets and JAX-RS is presented and source code is explained but not in detailed since there are other chapters related to these technologies.



For more information about this book go to:
http://www.packtpub.com/java-ee-7-developer-handbook/book

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My Java EE 7 Kit just arrived!!

Hello All. My Java EE 7 kit event just arrived. It is loaded with lots of dvds, posters and glassfish stikers. I'll be using the kit during my Java Users Group meeting on November. Stay tuned at: www.clojug.org

If you are interested in Java EE 7, take a look at the Java EE 7 technical kit:

https://glassfish.java.net/javaee7/techkit/

Also, if you are thinking on running a Java EE 7 event, you can ask for your own kit. In order to do that,  just fill the following form:
https://www.java.net//node/add/make-future-java-ee7

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CLOJUG - July and August 2013: Java EE 7 Launch Event

Hey all!

We (www.clojug.org) had our Java EE 7 launch event last week. It was great! Attendees did love the new features and were excited about implementing them in their new projects at work. We run the event at Universidad Icesi, great auditorium and computers room. We had a general session where the new features were introduced by the Cali JUG leaders (Guido, David and myself), then we had a nice refreshment sponsored by Oracle. After the break, we went to the Hands On Lab (HOL) where we followed Arun Gupta's HOL (find it here), which we translated into Spanish; we are making some changes to the translation and will make it available as soon as we finish. During the HOL we had some problems to run the sample application, but it was nice to see how the community worked together in order to solve the issues and we had a successful HOL.

We want to thank to all our sponsors, Universidad Icesi for such great locations and for streaming live the event. Oracle for the food and drinks and www.PluralSight.com for the free monthly passes to access their virtual courses for developers.

You can find more pictures of the event here:

http://www.meetup.com/Cali-CLO-Java-Users-Group-CLOJUG/photos/

And here you can download the presentation (in Spanish), works better with Google Chrome:

http://files.meetup.com/6894952/2013-08-03-JavaEE7.zip

A replay (part of it...) of the general session may be found next (in Spanish):

Stay tuned for our events and if you live in Cali-Colombia, come to our meetings and become a member of our great community! http://www.clojug.org/

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OTN Tour LAD 2013 - Colombia

Hello all. This month, I had the opportunity to participate of the OTN Tour LAD 2013 in Colombia. This event organized by the local Oracle Users Group: ASUOC was held in Medellin on 12-JUL-2013 and there were great talks and hands on labs. I represented the Cali Java Users Group (CLOJUG) and talked about Java EE 7, the new features. 

I liked the idea of the two communities (OUG and JUG) working together :-)

Following you can download the slides of the presentation, it was created using Impress.js which allows you to create HTML5 slides, really awesome! Just try to open it with chrome or any other HTML5 compliant browser:

Download the presentation here (in Spanish)

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