Description: The Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.2 APIs are rich with many new and enhanced features and functionality. To the average developer, it can be a daunting task to decide where each API fits into the grand scheme of a business application--let alone what each one does. To help you understand how the APIs might work together, this article tells the story of a fictional business--Duke's Bakery--and how the owner and a Java programmer develop a robust, scalable, and reliable application to run the day-to-day business.
