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Summary: Only book needed to pass SCWCD
Review: This the only book needed to pass SCWCD. Authors walk you through Simple to Complex material. I was doing Web programming past 4 years, But I learned few tricks by reading this. I strongly recommend this book not only for the exam even beyond.
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Summary: A must have book for certification
Review: This is a best book i have read for a long time. A must have book for SCWCD exam. All aspects of an exam are covered throughly and in depth. I recently passed an exam just studying this book. The language used is very easy to follow and all examples are explained fully. I think it would not be wrong to say, anybody learning Servlets and JSP must read this book before refering to any other resource. I give 6 stars to it out of 5. Looking forward to some more good things form the same Authors. I will be the first one to buy.
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Summary: Well worth the money.
Review: I have been working as a Java developer since 98. I had previously worked with Servlets and CGI in C before Java. I wanted to get up to date on JSP and get the SCWCD cert to prove that I know something about JSP and Servlets. I printed the two specs and purchased this book. That is all I needed to get up too date and pass the cert with 84%. There are a few typos. I suggest that you visit the author's website ... to print out the errata to mark the typos in your book. This is especially important if you are clueless about Servlets/JSP. Just one badly placed typo can send a newbie into a tailspin. The ... JWebPlus test simulator is good. If you feel insecure you may want to purchase the version with all 5 tests from the website. The version included in the book only includes 3 tests. The included PDF of the book is a nice touch. I used it for searching the text since the index did seem to have anything that I was looking for.
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Summary: SCWCD Exam Study Kit
Review: This is the best among all books for SCWCD which I have gone through. This book covered all the fundamental aspects of servlets and jsp for the exam, and moreover it is a better guide approach the SCWCD exam.
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Summary: Exceptionally good
Review: This book, for the certification purpose is excellent, even for those who have very little or no experience in JSP/Servlet. Very concize, well organized and provides speedy take off. Some typo .., but not much!
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Summary: Unbelievably down to earth!
Review: Java is a drag sometimes. Done well, it can be elegant and so efficient. Done poorly it can be a nightmare. It seems to be getting larger everyday. New API's are added all of the time, some standard, some de facto standard waiting for a next release, some way out there, never going to be a standard. What's most difficult is cutting through all of the junk and hype and getting to just what you need. That's what SCWCD Exam Study Kit does. If you develop server-side applications for the web, or want to, even if you never take the exam, this is the one book for you. It is so straight forward and reasonable that everything just unfolds with a logical clarity and focus I rarely see in technical books these days. Brilliance is exposed in simplicity and the experience of the authors is evident in the usefulness and organization of the book. I haven't got time for books that add content just to make their spine fatter than the others on the shelf. In 13 Sections the authors unfold not just the development of Servlets and JSP's, but design patterns and filters, configuration of the server files, session management, exception handling, security, and other architectural design considerations to make your project a success. The examples are short but not limited or summary because there are many of them. The brevity of the sample code makes them much more readable as part of the text without disrupting the flow. The CD-Rom supplied with the text contains the Tomcat Servlet engine so you can work through the examples in the book. It also contains a sample exam engine with 180 questions. The exam engine is world-class. I have Manning Publications Java programmers exam reference and expected this to be as good. It's far better. This one reviews your answers and explains why some answers are wrong or not the best choice, reviews key concepts and allows you to save your results to track your progress as to what topics you need more work on and which you have mastered.
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Summary: Perfect book for SCWCD as well as JSP/Servlets in general!!!
Review: I just took the SCWCD after finishing this book. This is THE book to read for cracking the SCWCD! And not only is this the perfect study guide, but it also explains in a most lucid manner several aspects of JSP/Servlets that may have been difficult to grasp before. In short, as good as it gets!
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Summary: Excellent book for the exam
Review: After reading the other Java books from Manning, we are hoping they will continue the trend of producing good technically focused books that are less bulky than the 1000 page tomes. This is actually a study guide for the Sun Certified Web Component Developer (SCWCD) Exam. The authors re-iterate that this is a study guide so it will not cover all the topics that advanced JSP/ Servlet developers require. Ok, say for example you have passed the Java Programmer exam (SCJP) and now ready for another challenge. Even in the preface, the authors are giving useful information about resource you will require to pass this exam. Chapter 1 presents the servlet container and a simple Hello World servlet. The authors make good use of diagrams and source code snippets. Chapter 2 covers the basics of JSP with a Hello User JSP example. Page 19 contains a good reference table that shows the JSP syntax elements, with the the exam objects next to each element and the book section number. Chapter 3 concludes the first section of the book with an introduction to HTTP. Developers getting ready to take the exam may think that this is all very basic stuff and not enough to pass the exam. Well they will be pleased because the next section adds the necessary acceleration. From chapter 4 to 10, the topics presented include the servlet model (and lifecycle), deployment (web.xml and war files), Servlet Context,Server-side exceptions, Session Management, security and thread-safety. Each chapter starts with the exam objectives and ends with a set of review questions in a similar style as the exam. The third section is about JSP (chapters 11-16). They cover JSP directives, scriplets, comments and all the other fundametals. After the fundamentals, Javabeans and Tag libraries are discussed. In the last section, the authors introduce design patterns (MVC, DAO, Front controller and business delegate) and filters (not in the exam). In the Appendix, the end of chapter review questions are answered and explained. The authors have done a great job at covering all the topics without dwelling too much on any one topic. Even if you are not going to take the exam, this book will help you understand many intermediate topics in a concise manner. This is another excellent Manning book.
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Summary: Excellent Review Guide and JSP/Servlet Source in General
Review: I just finished using this book to review for the SCWCD. The book is easy to read, the examples are clear, and the book is always focused on the exam. It does not take tangents to "broaden your general knowledge". The exercises in the book and the practice exams on the CD are very good also. After using the book, I was able to ace the exam. After reading the book and doing the examples, you will be ready for the exam and you will ALSO have a strong understanding of the Servlet/JSP engine in general. I also purchased the book by Sybex for the SCWCD. After reading two chapters in that book, I switched to this book and never looked back.
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Summary: Excellent book!
Review: Wow, this is an excellent book. Most of all, it explained some features of the JavaServer Pages and Servlet specifications that remained unclear after reading lots of other resources.
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