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Summary: useful
Review: A nice book that can get you developing apps with JDeveloper 10g in a surprisingly short time. Its concise nature meant that unlike many books that adorn my book shelf, I actually read this entire book. This book used in tandem with the good JDeveloper docs should be all you need. Some basic understanding of J2EE is however essetial. If you are a complete novice at Java and J2EE, u might have to also get hold of a general book on Java/J2EE.
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Summary: Helps u leverage the power of JDeveloper 10g
Review: Hi,
I had some experience with JDeveloper 9i before I took up this book. This book is excellent for anyone looking to leverage the power of JDeveloper 10g. I found the section on the new Application Development Framework (ADF) and the tips and tricks particularly interesting.
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Summary: A real disappointment
Review: I am hesitant to write a really bad review, but some books deserve it.
The point of a book like this is to teach you how to use a tool. The problem is that this book doesn't do it. The authors do not fully explain the examples. For example, on page 45 they display a dialog box, but never tell you how to get to it. The examples don't work; on another page we are told that if you double click on a combo box that certain code will be generated. JDev doesn't generate the code. The book is also based on a beta release of JDev!!! I am not sure why anyone would base a book on beta software.
After struggling with the book for hours I gave up. This was really a disappointment for me.
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Summary: Almost delivers, but fails miserably
Review: I bought this book because flicking through the pages at the local book store, it looked like it had everything I needed to get a quick jump start into web services & JDeveloper. I wanted a book that would walk me through the steps of creating a webservice, deploying it and then using it. Sadly, it was no help - it lacks important steps, and conveniently skips over important topics such as configuring JDeveloper to connect to your application server so you can actually deploy your webservices....
In summary, a simple book that could have been written by someone who has seen but not actually used JDeveloper!
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Summary: a good book for j2ee starters
Review: I found the book useful as it provided good J2EE grounding to get me on my way with what is a very complex subject. The changed version from the version used is a minus for the book. However using the source code available on the book's official page made using the book simple and useful.
If you a beginner / intermediate level j2ee and jdeveloper user, I think this book will be very useful. If you are already a J2EE expert, then this might be a little on the simpler side.
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Summary: An interesting and example oriented guide to JDeveloper 10g
Review: I had quite a few prejudiced notions about using IDEs like JDeveloper. I worked on JDeveloper using this book and found it to be most interesting! The book has explained things with great lucidity.
I must say that I have come to agree that JDeveloper does make a difference in the way you design and develop Java and J2EE applications. This book helped me see the many features and benefits of JDeveloepr 10g and change my attitude!
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Summary: a very simple introduction to jdeveloper
Review: I think that this book is just a simple sumary of things you can find online at OTN. I dont think it was helpul at all. Does not provide good examples. If you really want to program dont think that this book is going to help you develop real applications.
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Summary: a very handy book for any Java and J2EE developer
Review: I'd say a very handy book for any Java and J2EE developer to have on his shelf. The concepts have been covered very well and with reference to JDeveloper.i found the language straightforward and the chapters filled with examples.I also appreciated the useful tips and notes for every topic.
..all in all an excellent read!
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Summary: Disappointed
Review: JDeveloper 10g comes with its new ADF architecture to help developers streamline the building of J2EE applications as well as the integration of the Struts framework. In my mind this is the heart and sole of 10g. However, this book hardly talks about it at all. What little it did mention about ADF appeared to be nothing more than copied and pasted material from the help system. For other aspects of JDeveloper, I suppose it's a fair introduction. However, the online help system could probably do as much good.
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Summary: A quick, concise, and practical book for JD 10g productivity
Review: Just what's needed - a practical and comprehensive book covering the great new features of JDeveloper. I particularly like that the book reviews JDeveloper functionality in the context of the current J2EE methods such as Struts, JavaBeans, Web Services, etc. Oracle's focus with the JDeveloper 10g is productivity through use of declarative constructs - this is particularly the case when using ADF (Oracle's own framework). I worked through the hands-on examples and found that Oak's book got me up to speed quickly. I also like that this book is comprehensive without being voluminous. I got through this book in about half the time of most books on the subject. This is a great book if your goal is to become productive with JDeveloper in the minimum amount of time or if you want to learn the many significant new features of release 10g.
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