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Summary: A must have
Review: Marty Hall (the author) was my instructor at Johns Hopkins. I can testify both to this depth of Java knowledge as well as his ability to teach it to others. I own this book and Core Web Programming and find both readable from beginning to end as well as as a reference. No fluff, great examples, and well-indexed. Thanks, Marty!
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Summary: GUI programmer turns to server-side programming
Review: I am a java software developer where my specialization is on the client-side. I like GUI programming very much especially SWING, but when I read Marty Hall's Core Servlets and JavaServer Pages(JSP), my point of view of server-side java programming has changed. Now I know how easy to learn servlets and JSP with Marty Hall's book and the power of object-oriented server-side programming. I can now apply his pratical techniques to my java front-end applications and server-side Web applications. I believed that his book, Core Servlets and JavaServer Pages(JSP), will become a classic text book on java server-side programming. Actually, I am waiting for the second edition of his book! More power to the author!
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Summary: My honest opinion
Review: This book is an excellent tutorial in Java based web programming. Not only does it teach you everything you need to know about Servlets and JSP, it also helps you to choose which software is best to use for the practice of Servlets and JSP, and how to set that software up. This was a big plus for me cause it allowed hands on learning. It also points out the reasons why one would want to use JSP over ASP and provides some insight on where the technology is headed. My only qualm with the book was that it did not show any robust database transactions in JSP. I emailed the author(Marty Hall) about this and I got a reply the very next day. Here's what he had to say:"I would rarely do JDBC directly from JSP. I would either (A) Use a JSP scripting element to call a custom class, which in turn calls JDBC, (B) Use a bean (C) Use custom tags (D) Integrate servlets and JSP via the model where the original servlet does the JDBC lookup, stores the results in beans, and forwards to one of several JSP pages. All four basic approaches are illustrated in the book." I assume this is a better design principle than what I had in mind. I definitely recommend this book to anyone who's interested and if there's something you might have a question on, you can email the author and actually get a response in reasonable time. A definite buy.
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Summary: Perfect book for begginers
Review: Is the best book about jsp and servlet but just for begginers.
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Summary: One of the best!
Review: I have read 4 different Servlet and JSP books. I was looking for a good book teaching JSP/Servlets. This book is clearly the best. A very interesting format, to the point and clear examples. No chapters on Java History, Why Java is the best lang and useless information like that. If you know how to program in Java and want to get in to Server side programming. This book is all you need.
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Summary: The best guide to servlets and JSP
Review: This is truly a great book. I started reading Marty Hall's tutorial on the web, and found it so easy to understand that I decided to buy the book. And no regrets about that. It covers a lot more ground than the tutorial (of course), but in the same easy way to get you going writing servlets and JSP. I really recommend it if you're interested in learning these two technologies and already know some Java programming. Congrats to the author.
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Summary: Excellent Book for JAVA programmer
Review: An awsome book written by an extraordinary man. If you want to drive through the cutting edge technology JSP, Servlets. I found the best to begin with and to explore the scope of JSP Tech.
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Summary: Very useful
Review: I have enjoyed reading this book, clear explanations with useful code examples. It is great that the author put together all related technologies. I will recommend it to my coworkers and friends as the book not only on servlets and JSP but also on web programming for java programmers.
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Summary: A "Must-Have" book if you are new to servlets
Review: Thank you, Marty, for writing "core Servlets and JavaServer Pages". I just finished reading the entire book, and I was very pleased by Marty Hall's excellent writing style. I enjoyed the text and was able to follow the examples. The examples themselves were well-thought out and the anecdotes were on-target. I was also very impressed by the free code, particularly the complex tag libraries. What a gold mine! If you have done some Java, but are new to servlets, you do NOT want to pass this book up. If you have done some servlets but want to learn more, or want to explore JSP, you do NOT want to pass up this book.
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Summary: Best Book on Servlets
Review: This is the best book on the servlets in the market right now ,for JSP I would recommand "Web Development with Java Server Pages" by Duane K. Fields, Mark A. Kolb.This book by Mart Hall is, however , not for absolute beginners, you should know Java to get maximum benefit from the book.
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