best book to learn J2EE

Question

I have a friend who asked me about a good book to learn J2EE as a beginner. and I thought I would ask other more knowledgeaable people. what book/resources do you recommend for learning J2EEe as a beginner ?

Answer 1

Take a look at these:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/963219/sources-for-learning-java-as-a-programmer

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/432549/what-single-java-book-would-you-recommend-for-an-experienced-software-developer

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25331/best-book-resource-for-learning-java-design-patterns

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/864773/resource-for-learning-java-generics

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/338080/java-programming-guidelines

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/515996/java-for-intermediate-net-developer

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/163565/what-is-the-best-book-or-piece-of-documentation-on-java-swing

Answer 2

If you're just getting started, you could read:

• Rod Johnson's book - http://www.amazon.com/Professional-Java-Development-Spring-Framework/dp/0764574833/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247089728&sr=1-2