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Summary: Cogent, well-laid out, great for JSP newcomers and veterans
Review: Mssrs. Fields and Kolb have done a great job with their treatment of both the ins and outs of JSP specification and what that means in practical applications. Their examples are well chosen and very clearly explained and related to the core concepts of the technology and what it means to develop using JSP.
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Summary: A book that comes to fulfill a great need
Review: JSP tutorials come mostly in books dedicated to other broader subjects such as Java on the server. With this book, a concise and clear treatment of this new technology makes it possible to see why there is so much potential in JSP. It shows how to greatly benefit from it.
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Summary: Only book you need for Java Server Pages (JSP) development
Review: I can't say enough good things about this book. We were given the task of building a JSP project and knew nothing about the technology. This one book gave us everything we needed to understand the JSP specification from Sun. It was truly all we needed. The book is very well written and easy to follow. The authors have done an excellent job of explaining peripheral issues associated with JSP (i.e. Servlets, EJBs, etc.). The book also contains a ton of code samples that covers a variety of different solutions. If you're getting ready to start a JSP project or want to master the JSP technology from Sun, look no further than this book. You won't be disappointed!
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Summary: Best JSP book
Review: This has been a very good buy for me. It explains all the JSP concepts well and also has very good information on javabeans. If you're a beginner with little or no knowledge in JSP, then this is a great place to start with.
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Summary: Excellent Coverage of Web Development Using JSP
Review: When I first got a hold of this book 6 months ago, I didn't like it at all. At that time I knew nothing about Servlet, JSP, and JavaBean. After reading a few books ( Murach's Java Servlets & JSP, Inside Servlets, SCWCD Exam Study Kit), I decided to go through this book again to see if I could learn a thing or two from the authors. To my surprise, I learned a lot more than I thought. If you are thinking about building a dynamic web site, read this book first before you do so.
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Summary: Outstanding reference
Review: I have worn out the binding on this book during my recent struggle learning JSP. Coming from a non-java web scripting background (PHP, ASP, Perl), Java is different enough to make the learning curve fairly steep. This book is great for beginners and novices! I highly recommend getting an "in a nutshell" book to go along with it. There are great examples in the book the deal with things that you may often encounter in web programming like: shopping carts
persistent database connections
using beans to slim down the jsp code and reuse information
handling web forms I can't recommend this book enough. Especially if you're trying to learn JSP and the other books don't seem to cut it.
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Summary: Excellent Java Book
Review: This is a very well-written book on programming. I say programming in general because programmers can't write, they only program! But this book is so well-written I could not put it down. You can develop big sophisticated applications with this book. It not only teaches about the language, but a core understanding of how it works...more than a programmer needs to know, but the more knowledge, the merrier. I am also impressed with the cleanliness and simplicity of the code. I highly recommend it.
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