If java pet store demo is a paradigm to follow for a
typical J2EE based web application.
I would like to know
a.) How long(man-weeks) does it typically take to develop a pet store demo type of project ? and
b.) if anyone is using any other architecture/patterns for rapid development
in my opinion,
1) to make an estimation of man-weeks, would you please consider about the developer's proficiency of J2EE?
2) about the architecture/patterns, you could use a part of the Pet Store's. also, there are other frameworks. as i know, struts provides a good one. even though it is initially designed for Web Applications, it can be used in the development of J2EE applications as well. please try to get more information about it form http://jakarta.apache.org/struts/index.html
of course, after being familiar with Java Pet Store and struts, you can design your own framework. please remember to share what you get then, will you:)?
Gary Wang
Developer Technical Support
Sun Microsystems
Struts helps folks who are doing servlet/jsp
in MVC pattern. What happened to EJBs/JDOs ..etc ?
Also is a servlet as front controller, jsps as view the
best way to build a J2EE based application ?
Would this paradigm change when SOAP comes
into the picture?
Building your own framework across all the tiers of an app is definitely an option. Take Struts and expand it or you can get a commercially available framework as well. Wakesoft is one vendor of multi-tier application frameworks based on BluePrints Design Patterns and can also integrate with Struts.
When building a framework, proceed carefully because it's something you live with for a long time.
