The JBoss book market has taken a very positive turn this year, with several quality JBoss titles being released. This month, we another great O'Reilly title: JBoss at Work. I had a chance to review early drafts of the book, and I think Tom and Scott have done a good job with it. It's a great introduction to J2EE development on JBoss, and I definitely recommend taking a look at it if you are planning to start a new JBoss project or are looking to migrate an existing J2EE project from another application server.

Several people have asked how JBoss at Work compares to JBoss; A Developer's Notebook. The books are quite complimentary. With the notebook, you get a fast paced, bare bones "how can I make my app work on JBoss" book. JBoss at Work, on the other hand, is a bit more comprehensive and tries to explain more of the big picture of application development in JBoss. If you found the JBoss notebook a little too fast or need a bit more guidance on how to architect an application in JBoss, you'll enjoy JBoss at Work.

If you have any doubts, JBoss at Work should be on the shelves of your local bookstore by now. Go check it out.