> Yes. You should create constructors that don't do
> anything and put
> every initialization logic into a method annotated
> with
> @PostConstruct
Thanks for the pointer. I think you have saved me from getting into trouble in the future.
>
> Also you should switch from System.out.println to a
> logger (e.g. Log4J)
> as System.out.println will slow down your system in
> production.
Understood. I would never put the System.out calls in production code -- but they are convenient for helping me learn how the container environment works. (case in point is this thread) I delete them all once I am done working on the code.
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