need some help to get started

[organc]

Hello,

New to JBoss, however I would like to know more about how I can use JBoss applications, also which ones to use!

My first project will be to create a 'middleware' application to reformat / manipulate print jobs based on content of those jobs...

Any idea on where I start? Many thanks in advance.

[thejavafreak]

What do you need to achieve your projects?

[peterj]

Have you already done some servlet and EJB programming? If so, I suggest you start with the Getting Started Guide: http://docs.jboss.org/jbossas/getting_started/v5/html/.

Another good getting started reference is the book JBoss at Work: http://www.amazon.com/JBoss-at-Work-Practical-Guide/dp/0596007345, though it does not cover EJB3.

If you have not done any servlet programming, look at Core Servlets and JSPs at http://www.coreservlets.com/. The price is right (free!) but the version of servlets/JSPs is rather dated.

If you have not done any EJB programming, I recommend just starting off with SEAM. See http://labs.jboss.com/portal/jbossseam/?prjlist=false

And of course, you will want to read the JBoss docs at http://labs.jboss.com/portal/jbossas/docs