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Summary: I thoroughly recommend this book
Review: I bought this book a couple of weeks ago and found it to be extremely helpful in my job as a programmer developing Java applications. One of the things I really liked was that the book covered all the latest features of the Oracle9i database, as well as covering Oracle8i. The book also covers using the Oracle9i Application Server.Part 1 of the book teaches you the basics of JDBC programming, such as using the standard JDBC API, along with the Oracle extensions to standard JDBC. Part 1 also teaches the basics of databases and SQL. Part 2 covers more advanced programming with JDBC, such as using database objects, large objects, and PL/SQL. I also liked the coverage of advanced transaction control supplied in Part 2. Part 3 goes into how you store Java programs in the Oracle9i database, along with how you develop OC4J J2EE components such as Enterprise JavaBeans, JavaServer Pages and servlets for use with the Oracle9i Application Server. Part 4 shows how to tune Java programs for maximum speed. I thoroughly recommend this book to all Java programmers who write programs that use an Oracle database.
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Summary: Hands down the best book on JDBC
Review: I have other books on JDBC, but this book is by far the best. It not only covers standard JDBC, but it also covers all the Oracle extensions to JDBC. I really liked the coverage of Enterprise JavaBeans, JavaServer Pages and servlets also included.
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Summary: Great book
Review: I highly recommend this book. Our company has been developing Java applications with the Oracle database for several years now, and our whole team are now using this book to improve our apps. The chapter on performance tuning alone is worth the price of this book.
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Summary: Great book that covers Java with Oracle and also JDeveloper
Review: I liked this book because it covers Java programming with Oracle, and also covers using Oracle JDeveloper 9i. It also covers enterprise programming, and introduces databases, SQL and PL/SQL. I also liked the author's book on Java programming with Oracle SQLJ by O'Reilly.
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Summary: The only book you need on Java and Oracle
Review: I spent quite some time reading through the various books on Java programming and Oracle, and this book really stood out as being the best. It covers everything you need: SQL, PL/SQL, Java, JDBC, and J2EE components (EJB, servlets, and JSP). It even covers how to use JDeveloper. I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: Nicely Done AND a Quick Read!
Review: I wish more books were written like this. Price did a nice job of balancing depth with usability as well as explaining JDBC standard features with Oracle JDBC specific extensions (and their performance characteristics). It was a very quick read yet I didn't feel slighted in any way. I can see referencing this text frequently as I occasionally require to tap into more Oracle specific features from within Java (JDBC) applications.
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Summary: Nicely Done AND a Quick Read!
Review: I wish more books were written like this. Price did a nice job of balancing depth with usability as well as explaining JDBC standard features with Oracle JDBC specific extensions (and their performance characteristics). It was a very quick read yet I didn't feel slighted in any way. I can see referencing this text frequently as I occasionally require to tap into more Oracle specific features from within Java (JDBC) applications.
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Summary: Immediately useful
Review: I've been programming Java applications that access Oracle databases for over a year now, and I found this book very useful. I liked the fact that it is useful to both beginners and advanced users like me. I especially liked the section on EJBs.
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Summary: An enjoyable read
Review: I've been programming with Java and Oracle for about 3 years now, and this book shines the light on things like best practices when using Java and Oracle together. This book is a must have if you are using Java and Oracle: kind of like the Thomas Kyte book "Expert-one-on-one" is now. This book teaches you not only how to do things, but _why_ you want to do things a certain way. Because of that, this book is streets ahead of anything else available on Java and Oracle - even the other Oracle Press Java books. This book even teaches you how to use JDeveloper to create Java programs. If you're a newby or an expert, this book will be useful when using Java and Oracle together.
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Summary: Awesome book
Review: If you buy just one Oracle Java book, this is the one to buy!Just the tuning chapter is well worth the price. Also covers Java stored procedures, EJB programming, servlets and JSP. I liked the conciseness of the book.
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