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Summary: The complete book for all
Review: I have found this book to be a complete one covering all server side technologies of Java. It talks in depth about Servlets and JSP which were required for me for my project. The style of the book is really different as it is written by programmers for programmers. Also I am able to get rid of the monotony with the style of a single author found in most of the books. Good approach by Wrox. The annexure gives vital information to HTTP, Web-server configuration for Servlets/JSP and API reference that are added gifts to the buyer. I am yet to complete the book but I am keeping as a desktop reference so that I can use as and when I require it. I recommended to my manager to buy this book not only for my project but also for the entire group. Finally, if you need a complete book on Java Server side programming, buy this book. You will get everything you want.
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Summary: good overall technology collection
Review: For programmers wanting to read and visualize how various server technologies can be integrated, and used in different applications this is a very good book. Its not comprehensive, and neither does it give details on a topic, but that cant be expected from one book anyway I think. Some of the examples are not well explained but there is plenty of useful information. Good resource for team leaders & system architects to get java technology features.
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Summary: From programmers to publishers
Review: To achieve "time-to-market" get as many programmers as possible to digest everything Java server related, request authors to include lots of code and sell the book as advanced and timely. Include APIs to make it look big. And here you have it: a waste of time and resources.
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Summary: Don't buy this book.
Review: I had never seen this book before but I decided to buy it since there are a lot of good comments on it. However, once I got the book, I immediately realized that I had made a big mistake. This book is full of the information that you can find anywhere on the Internet for free. So why do you have to pay for it? Reading this book gives me the feeling of reading a thousand-page magazine. The publisher puts into the book so many topics that you don't find anything conprehensible enough for a practical use. If you want to program servlets, go for Java Servlet Programming from O'Reilly. If you want to program JSP pages, download the JSP spec from java.sun.com. If you want to do something else, buy other books.
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Summary: The best server side Java in the business.
Review: I bought this book about two weeks ago and I just can't put it down. It explains everything anyone needs to know to become a server side Java programmer. Because of the book I'm now a professional servlet programmer. Those people complaining about the book, may not know Java to begin with. Anyone who knows how to program in Java should be able to follow the book with ease. Simply put if you want to learn server side Java, get this book is all you ever need.
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Summary: Spare your money for something better
Review: The authors made the mistake to cover all Java Server side technologies in a single book . They couldnt do Justice to any of them. Lot of space is wasted to cover API listings which is very much available with the Enterprise Javadocs. The coverage of JSP is really poor.
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Summary: Good book - Good examples and enough detail
Review: This book covers MANY MANY topics but in enough detail. I had reservations when I bought it that it might not give enough on ALL the topics it covers.. But it does. It takes in detail about Servlets, JSP, XML, JDBC etc. However.. it is not the best book for EJBs and doesn't cover server issues like deployment.
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Summary: master of none
Review: Covers a great deal about Java beyond core. however, tackles so much, it is not detailed or comprehensive enough in any given area to understand deeply let alone apply confidently. Lacks explanation of fundamental structures. Chaps read like a novel, without giving sufficient solid underpinnings of principle. in my opinion, it is good as a broad survey of the components and applications of the java language, with excellent real-world examples. also, tone and quality of chaps is inconsistent given the many authors. If you are advanced enough to understand and breezed through this book, then you don't need it. If you are just learning what this book is attempting to teach, then my advice is to find more specialized books.
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Summary: Too much problem with examples
Review: I had this book for a week, and I only read 1/2 of Ch 7 (Intro to JavaServer Pages) so far because of too many bugs in the examples. I won't even bother to list them here because there are just too many of them. I feel sorry for the future readers who would needlessly struggle because of poor examples. Be careful when you run the downloaded code (if you ever get it to run) because they don't match with what's in the book. It might work better with other JSP server, but you WILL run into the same problems that I had if you use Tomcat3.0. Save your money and, more importantly, **time** by not buying this book untill the bugs are fixed in the next edition.
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Summary: servlets w/out databases
Review: the only way to get source code for the examples in this book is to download it from their web site. no problem, except that they don't offer the source code for all the examples, because the database examples don't work. there are no drivers, and there is no explanation of where to get them. don't count on this book to help you get connected to a database from a java servlet. it won't help.
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