Who Should Read This Book?
This book isn't for uber-programmers who already
have all the answers. If you think that J2EE does everything that you
need it to do and you can make it sing, this book is not for you.
Believe me, there are already enough books out there for you.If you've already cracked the code for simplicity
and flexibility, I'm probably not going to teach you
too much that's new. The frameworks I hold up as
examples have been around for yearsalthough incredibly, people
are only now starting to write about them. The techniques I show will
probably seem like common sense to you. I'll take
your money, but you'll probably be left wanting when
you're done.This book is for the frustrated masses. It's
intended for those intermediate-to-advanced developers with some real
experience with Java who are looking for answers to the spiraling
complexity. I'll introduce you to some ideas with
power and bite. I know that you won't read a phone
book. You haven't got time, so I'll
keep it short. I'll try to show you techniques with
real examples that will help you do things better than you did
before.