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Guidelines, Patterns, and code for end-to-end Java applications.

The Java BluePrints program helps developers create robust, scalable, and portable end-to-end applications by providing:

Free guidelines and patterns. With thousands of developers following our guidelines in their own application designs, the Java BluePrints program has become one of the top educational resources for using the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE). See how in the J2EE Case Studies.

Free code. Our sample applications illustrate how to build end-to-end applications using Java technology:

• Java Pet Store Demo: This sample application is one of the most widely distributed educational tools for the J2EE platform. It illustrates the typical design decisions and trade-offs developers face when creating enterprise applications with J2EE technology. To find our more, read the most Frequently Asked Questions about the Java Pet Store.

Free tools.

• Build Java Pet Store Sample Applications with the J2EE IDE Toolkit and Forte for Java Community Edition v3.0: The J2EE IDE Toolkit v2.1 and Forte for Java Community Edition v3.0 can be used to build, configure, deploy and run the Java Pet Store sample application v1.3.

Just Starting?

The Java Tutorial: If you're new to Java programming, this is the place to start. This practical guide has hundreds of complete, working examples to get you up to speed with Java technology.

The J2EE Tutorial: This guide introduces you to the APIs of the J2EE platform, the enterprise platform of choice. Like the Java Tutorial, the J2EE Tutorial also comes with many examples to show you how J2EE technology works.

Java Wireless Developer Website: This site provides information and resources to help you design, develop, test, and deploy wireless applications using J2ME technology.

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Performance: Deployathon
The Java Pet Store sample application is currently portable to over nine J2EE-compatible application servers.