The J2EE 1.4 Tutorial History



History




December 5, 2005 - Update 7 for the Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8.2
  • Updated the top-level tutorial asant tasks to work with the Derby database instead of the Pointbase database.
  • Updated all of the examples that used a database to work with Derby. Included modifying all of the SQL files in the example tree, moving the ALTER TABLE and DROP TABLE statements into separate delete.sql files.
  • Updated chapters that explained how to use Pointbase. Added notes that explained what to do if you were using the tutorial with version 8.1 of the Application Server.
  • Bug fixes in several examples
  • Fixed broken links, typos, etc.
September 16, 2005 - Update 6 for the Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8.1 2005Q2 UR2
  • Bug fixes in JAX-RPC examples
June 8, 2005 - Update 5 for the Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8.1 2005Q2 UR2
  • New look and feel for Tutorial HTML pages.
  • Updated build scripts with test to ensure the j2ee.home property is set correctly.
  • Bug fixes in Duke's Bank example, Coffee Break example, Duke's Bookstore examples, JavaServer Faces examples, JavaServer Pages examples, and security examples.
  • Updated web-tier chapters.
  • Fixed broken links, typos, etc.
December 20, 2004 - Update 4 for the Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8.1 2005Q1
  • Duke's Bank example now uses container-managed persistence.
  • Coffee Break example now uses Java Logging APIs for error reporting.
  • Bug fixes in security examples.
  • Expanded section on unknown primary keys in Container-Managed Persistence Examples chapter.
  • Fixed broken links, typos, etc.
September 20, 2004 - Update 3 for the Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8 2004Q4 Beta
  • Fixed bugs in examples, typos, etc.
June 24, 2004 - Update 2 for the J2EE 1.4 SDK Update 1 with Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8 Update 1
  • Added asant packaging and deployment targets for Web applications.
  • Fixed broken links, typos, etc.
March 31, 2004 - Update 1 for the J2EE 1.4 SDK with Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8 FCS
  • Fixed broken links, typos, etc.
March 22, 2004 - For the J2EE 1.4 SDK with Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8 FCS
  • Added 5 chapters and two examples on JavaServer Faces technology.
  • Added a JavaServer Faces technology version of the Duke's Bookstore example.
  • Added a JavaServer Faces technology version of the Coffee Break server.
  • Expanded CMP chapter with new advanced example.
  • Updated J2EE Connector appendix to 1.5 specification release.
  • Updated Glossary and Index.
  • Fixed style inconsistencies, broken links, typos, etc.
November 24, 2003 - For the J2EE 1.4 SDK Developer Release
  • Added chapter and example on JSP pages in XML syntax.
  • Added 7 chapters and many examples on enterprise beans.
  • Added security examples on form-based authentication, client-certificate authentication, and basic authentication.
  • Added chapters on Resources and Transactions.
  • Added 2 case study examples and chapters.
  • Added procedures for deploying from an unpackaged Web application.
  • Added instructions for performing administrative tasks using the Admin Console.
  • Updated to final versions of J2EE 1.4 specs.
June 9, 2003 - For the J2EE 1.4 SDK beta 2
  • Updated to latest versions of J2EE specs.
  • Added Web Application Internationalization and Localization chapter.
November 6, 2002 - For the J2EE 1.4 SDK beta
  • First release