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Summary: Must have...!
Review: This is a smashing book on CORBA! This book is well organized, easy to read if you have strong C++ skills. A must have book for your collection.
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Summary: Timely book, covers material well. Could be better organised
Review: This is an advanced book, which definitely assumes C++ knowledge. Mere mortals with only a basic knowledge of C++ or a Java background will have real trouble with this book. Beginners to CORBA would probably also need to utilise some more basic tutorial material before getting too deeply into this book.The content is very close to the current state of the art from the OMG. In some areas it even prempts proposals (eg some CORBA services) that have not yet been approved; this is both a potential trap for the unwary and useful information for those who need to be aware of what is probably coming over the horizon. The coverage of more established CORBA services (naming, trader, and event services) is a useful reference. This book only considers the POA, and ignores the superseded BOA. That limits the value of this book for those charged with maintaining older systems, particularly those with servers implemented using the older BOA. Organisation of the book could be improved. There were a number of instances of forward referencing in earlier chapters which makes it difficult to extract information. Some sections merged a number of bits of information together, and became a bit confusing. This disjoint information flow reflects the nature of the formal OMG offering, but it would have been nice to see the material organised more clearly than that! After all, most who buy this book will have been exposed to some material from the OMG, and found it tough going. Despite the rather critical review above, I have found this book to be an extremely valuable resource on a complex topic. It is also, at this time, the best available in its class. My copy is already well thumbed, and will become more so.
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Summary: THE Book On Using Corba with C++
Review: This is the only book to consult for how to use CORBA with C++. It handles all the tough topics and describes them in a clear, understandable way.
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