Table of Contents

Part One: The Basics

Chapter 1. Bitter Tales
Chapter 2. EJB 101
Chapter 3. Bitter Choices
Chapter 4. Bitter EJB Interfaces

Part Two: Core services

Chapter 5. Bitter Sessions
Chapter 6. Bitter Statefull Sessions
Chapter 7. Bitter Overhead. (EJB entity overhead)
Chapter 8: Bitter Entities (EJB entity antipatterns)
Chapter 9. Bitter Alternatives. (EJB entity alternatives)
Chapter 10. Bitter Messages

Part Three: Finer points

Chapter 11. Bitter Tunes
Chapter 12. The Bitter Future