Java Application Development on Linux

23.7. What you Still Don't Know

JBoss has an IDE plug-in for Eclipse which uses XDoclet to provide an integrated development environment for writing EJBs. If you are working with Eclipse and are going to be doing a lot of EJB development, you should definitely explore this option.

The EJB 3.0 specification, due out within a year, promises to change all this, at least somewhat. With support for metadata in Java 1.5 there will be a standardized mechanism available for use in EJB class construction and deployment. Look for some significant improvements in usability.