AppFuse 1.4 Released!
This release involves many changes: re-arranging packages/directories, Spring integration, Remember Me refactorings and I also added iBATIS as a persistence option. I also spent a lot of time going through the tutorials to make sure they are up to date. I've been using AppFuse 1.4 for a few weeks on my current project, and I really do like the way Spring makes it easy to configure Hibernate, Transactions and Interface->Implementation relationships. If you're interested in upgrading your AppFuse 1.x app to use Spring, you can checkout this howto.
I also made the leap and moved the AppFuse project from SourceForge to java.net. This is mainly so I have more control over mailing lists and adding other developers. As of today, CVS files in SourceForge and Java.net are the same - but I'll only be updating Java.net from here on out. I also have released files in both projects, but will only use java.net in the future.
- Download (~11.5 MB for src, ~5.1 MB for bin).
- Release Notes
- Demo
I spent all weekend updating the tutorials and fixing release-related issues. Phew - I'm glad that's over. "So," you ask, "what's next?"
A week of vacation (my sister flies in tomorrow), followed by starting to write Spring Live and creating a Spring MVC option for AppFuse. Oh yeah, I'll also be at SD West in Santa Clara, CA - let me know if you plan on attending.
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Yes, I am under contract to provide updates - I believe it's for a year from the 1.0 publishing date. I will continue to update the book as long as its relevant for the Spring project. I like that Spring is a relatively new project - so I expect to be updating for quite some time.
<em>> is that worthwhile for $30 year?</em>
I think it depends on the quality of the book. If the book is something that makes developers more knowledgeable, more productive, and they enjoy reading it - why wouldn't you buy it? Personally, I think $30 is probably a little high - they'd probably make more money selling them at $20 a pop, but I have no say in the price. However, $30 is a drop-in-the-bucket for most Java developers (at least in the US), so if the book is good - the price is irrelevant IMO.
<em>> Are there benefits over a normal publisher?</em>
The main benefits are that they pay more and the time-to-publish is <em>much</em> faster. You will be able to read the book within a week or two after I finish it - rather than waiting for months for a traditional publisher to put it out. I'd like to see SourceBeat offer a print-edition of the books though - I personally hate PDF books and it's always nice to see your own name on your bookshelf! ;-)
I also like the fact that SourceBeat seems to be trying to get short, concise book out - rather than <em>you need to fill x number of pages</em>. I don't know of any publishers that do this - but when I wrote Pro JSP, there was pressure to fill x number of pages per chapter. I love the ~200 page books - they're so much easier to read and digest.
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