Beginning Java MVC 1.0: Model View Controller Development to Build Web, Cloud, and Microservices Applications

A comprehensive guide for developing web, cloud, and microservices applications using Java MVC. It introduces the fundamental Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern, tracing its history and adaptation for web applications, especially within the Java EE/Jakarta EE ecosystem utilizing JSR-371. The text covers practical aspects of setting up a development environment with Eclipse and Gradle, building "Hello World" applications, and understanding core Java MVC components like controllers, views (JSP and Facelets), and model data handling through CDI (Context and Dependency Injection). Furthermore, it addresses advanced topics such as bean validation, state persistence, AJAX integration, internationalization, EJB (Enterprise JavaBeans) communication, and...