Advanced Java 2 Development for Enterprise Applications (2nd Edition)

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Summary: BEFORE YOU BUY THIS BOOK - READ THIS!
Review: This book tries to cover every Java technology which makes it unsuitable for both beginners as well as for advanced programmers. It is unsuitable for begineers as it does not cover anything with proper introduction and it is unsuitable for advanced readers as it does not cover anything in sufficient detail. Java is a vast technology and it is seemingly impossible to cover every aspect of it in a single book. Most of the Java technologies (JNDI, EJB, SERVLETS etc.) deserve a book in their own right for a detailed coverage. If you are an experienced Java developer and looking for a book to supplement your J2EE skills, look for something else.

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Summary: Boring
Review: With all due respect to the Author's back ground and knowledge, I just didnt like this dry, cold prose. Certainly there is content, but you could never read more than a dozen pages because of the small font and the way it is explained. This book smelled more like a dry manual than a book from core java series.