J2EE Integration Tier Patterns
Submitted by wang.
on 2005-03-15 12:14.
introduces 4 integration tier patterns
The following integration tier patterns are introduced: Data Access Object (DAO), Service Activator, Domain Store, and Web Service Broker.
The introduction is based on the book Core J2EE Patterns, second edition. A previous edition with sample code from Sun Microsystems is also available on Sun's website.
Some further interesting tutorials on software patterns can be found here: Huston Design Patterns (with a complete introduction to the famous Gang-of-Four patterns, and more) and essential concepts and terminology of software patterns