Java EE is a collection of technologies and APIs to support Enterprise Application development. The choice and complexity of what to use and when can be daunting for any developer.

This book will help you along the path. Packed with easy to follow recipes, it will be your guide to becoming productive with Java EE 8.

You will begin by seeing the latest features of Java EE 8, including the major Java EE 8 APIs and specifications such as JSF 2.3, and CDI 2.0, and what they mean for you.

You will use the new features of Java EE 8 to implement web-based services for your client applications. You will then learn to process the Model and Streaming APIs using JSON-P and JSON-B and will learn to use the Java Lambdas support offered in JSON-P. There are more recipes to fine tune your RESTful development, and you will learn about the Reactive enhancements offered by the JAX-RS 2.1 specification.

Later on, you will learn about the role of multithreading in your enterprise applications and how to integrate them for transaction handling. This is followed by implementing microservices with Java EE and the advancements made by Java EE for cloud computing.

The final set of recipes show you how take advantage of the latest security features and authenticating your enterprise application.