Thebookiswrittenfromadeveloperperspectiveandusesanexample-drivenapproachwithextensivecodesamplesoneachtopic,foreasyunderstandingandlearning.Itstartswithsomebasicconceptsofportals,beforegoingintothefeaturesandimplementationofJBossPortalandeventuallydiscussingsomeconceptsforadvanceduse.Eachchapterprovidesablendofjustenoughbasicconceptstostartbuildingapplicationsanddetailedconfigurationsforreference.Thisbookisforportaldevelopers,portaladministrators,designersandarchitectsworkingontheJavaplatform,whowanttobuildwebportalsolutions.Thebookdoesn'texpectanexpertknowledgeofportalorJEEtechnologies,butdoespresumeabasicunderstandingofwebtechnologiesandtheJava/JEEplatform.However,theconceptsarelucidenoughthatanycompetentdevelopercaneasilyfindimmediatevalueinthebookandstartcreatingdynamicportalapplications.