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	Rails for Java Developers by Stuart Halloway and Justin Gehtland Many Java developers are now looking at Ruby, and the Ruby on Rails web framework. If you are one of them, this book is your guide. Written by experienced developers who love both Java and Ruby, this book will show you, via detailed comparisons and commentary, how to translate your hard-earned Java knowledge and skills into the world of Ruby and Rails.
	Agile Web Development with Rails: 2nd Edition by Dave Thomas and David Heinemeier Hansson, with Leon Breedt, Mike Clark, James Duncan Davidson, Justin Gehtland, and Andreas Schwarz The Rails community needs the most up-to-date information it can get. So here‘s the Second Edition of the Jolt Award winning book that shows you a new approach to web development: you can develop sophisticated web applications quickly and easily; use incremental and iterative development to create the web apps that users want; and get to go home on time.
	Pragmatic Ajax: A Web 2.0 Primer by Justin Gehtland, Ben Galbraith, and Dion Almaer Now there‘s no need for you to choose between the ease of deployment of a web page and the interactive features of a rich desktop application. Ajax redefines the user experience for web applications. Your application can provide a compelling user interface delivered plug-in free using modern web browsers. This book shows you how to make Ajax magic, exploring both the fundamental technologies and the emerging frameworks that make it easy.
	Better, Faster, Lighter Java by Bruce A. Tate and Justin Gehtland In Better, Faster, Lighter Java, authors Bruce Tate and Justin Gehtland argue that the old heavyweight architectures, such as WebLogic, JBoss, and WebSphere, are unwieldy, complicated, and contribute to slow and buggy application code. As an alternative, the authors present two "lightweight" open source architectures, Hibernate and Spring, that can help you create enterprise applications that are easier to maintain, write, and debug, and are ultimately much faster.
	Component Development for the Java Platform by Stuart Halloway Component Development for the Java Platform reveals both the potential and pitfalls of developing components using the Java platform. Delves into the component-oriented features of the Java platform, thoroughly discussing class loading, reflection, serialization, native interoperation, and code generation.