xviii Introduction What's on the Web Site? The book's companion Web site,www.theserverside.com/patterns/ejbpat terns,contains the book's running/compiling source code examples,as well as a readers'discussion forum.This Web site will also hopefully be continuously evolving,with more patterns added to it over time from the community. Summary This book is a a patterns book unlike any other patterns book.Not only will you learn valual and fundamental patterns that will help you improve the qual ity of the EJB-based applications you write,but you will also learn how to take the knowledge of these patterns and apply them in a use-case driven manner. You'll also learn many best practices for actually implementing an application once it's desig If this bo ontributes to your career and the quality of the projects yo work on,then I will feel happy that it helped.If the book benefits your overall quality of life by streamlining your projects,then its mission will have been accomplished tenfold!What’s on the Web Site? The book’s companion Web site, www.theserverside.com/patterns/ejbpat￾terns, contains the book’s running/compiling source code examples, as well as a readers’ discussion forum. This Web site will also hopefully be continuously evolving, with more patterns added to it over time from the community. Summary This book is a patterns book unlike any other patterns book. Not only will you learn valuable and fundamental patterns that will help you improve the qual￾ity of the EJB-based applications you write, but you will also learn how to take the knowledge of these patterns and apply them in a use-case driven manner. You’ll also learn many best practices for actually implementing an application once it’s designed. If this book contributes to your career and the quality of the projects you work on, then I will feel happy that it helped. If the book benefits your overall quality of life by streamlining your projects, then its mission will have been accomplished tenfold! xviii Introduction