Re: [Springframework-developer] Re: Release plan

[Rod J. <rod...@in...>]

> I must say that as I am trying to get the overall "big picture", reading
> the API doc for every class has become quite teadious.
>
> OT: Would getting the book "Expert One-on-One: J2EE Design and
> Development" give me a better overall insight into Spring? It is my
> understanding that Rod essentially outlined the Spring framework in that
> book.

Yes, it will certainly help with the big picture. For example, it outlines
the IoC approach and the rationale behind it, and the essentials of the JDBC
package and web framework. And it's a good book anyway :-)

The picture has gotten bigger since the book was published, however. New
features include AOP and transaction management.

Regards,
Rod