Java -a more professional look

Hello,
Does anyone know an example of building a commercial application, where I can see the phases and understand why each part is useful.
Until now I only worked on small applications, and now I plan on building a more advanced one. I would like to know how people who work in the industry do them, so I can also develop my application in a professional way.
I know that this is a great place to find people who are excellent java programmers with a lot of experience, so if you can point me to any books, articles, or better a complete webcast (if there is any) I would be very very grateful to you.
I am interested in what technologies or tools(do they really make those UMLs?) they opt for.
ex: what they do at
- development( UML diagrams, interface creation(when they choose to create interfaces), choosing libraries to be used, data base creation, more attractive UI, security etc), what they do at
- deployment( how they use ANT or other facilities, how they create installer, how they count for different OS etc)
Regards and many thanks,
Ryan
Edited by: ryanP on Feb 11, 2010 7:12 AM

Kayaman wrote:
I'd recommend as books: Code Complete by McConnell, Design Patterns by Gamma & al. and Refactoring by Martin Fowler.
In that order.
Code Complete goes through the whole software development process, so if you're in the beginning stage it'll contain a lot of information you didn't know of. (Then when you're in a later stage, it contains a lot of information you've forgotten about).Excellent choices.
I'd also recomend the timeless classic: "The Mythical Man Month", there are some choice pieces in there highlighted by the humore and experience of those that have walked and crashed on the path before. The humor will make it stick, but the lessons are none the less timeless.
My favorite quote: "You cannot put 9 women in a room and expect them to make a baby in 1 month."
I was actually able to use that on a manager one time, it really hit home with her and started her understanding of real development schedules and expectations.

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