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Summary: good book, poor printing...
Review: I am an experience Java programmer and have read the HTTP spec before but have never involved in Web development even writing a very simple (but real) HTML before. In general, this book can help me and it is very useful. I can write a sophisticated servlet under a week! This book has three parts, the first part is servlet, the second is JSP , and the last part is their supported technologies (e.g. HTML and JDBC). The servlet part is the best part, it teaches its reader to write servlet very clean and very fast. I agree with the reviewer that the JSP part should be made better: the writer should write more examples. Despite of its lack of example in part two, I would still give this book 5 stars (well, OK, 4.5 stars). The index printing is irritating (too many bold fonts), and in the book itself, I find too many errors in printing (not in spelling: printing). In conclusion, if you are a developer and would add servlet & JSP skill in your arsenal, this is a good book, and you do not need other servlet&JSP book after you finish this one.
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Summary: A great book to have
Review: I am learning about Servlet and JSP while doing a project which involves with this technology. This book has helped me to understand the basic of servlet to some of the advance features of it. Plus the examples are cleary explained. I've 3 books on Servlet, and this one is the best. It's not too wordy, yet it's not full of codes. Plus the author responded to my email, which I think is awesome!!! Regardless, get the book. I enjoy reading it while stuyding about servlets.
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Summary: good but focus too much on servlets
Review: It is a good book that explaines concepts clearly for beginners. However, this book is more on servlet side. It only covered basics on JSP. After reading this book, one could be misleaded to develop web application using pure servlets instead of JSP (which happened unfortunately). For better design and more updated JSP contents, I recommend Web development with JavaServer Page by Duane Fields, which stated very clearly how to design a web solution and why JSP is a better solution in most web projects. For better real world examples, I like Professional JSP published by wrox. It also only gives some very simple examples, like prime number class that is not so interesting in real world.
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Summary: 10 min. to get your 1st servlet and then some
Review: I got this book because I was to learn about Servlets and JSP. I got 3 yr of Java experience and never did any web development, so I downloaded Tomcat from Apache and ordered this book. It explains very clearly how to setup various servlet-engines and is very clear on servlets (didn't touch the JSP yet). I like the 'Core...' books because of their no-nonsense approach and this is a true 'Core...' book. The idea is that you don't know jack, but after 5 pages you know enough to get working. Only downside is that there's no CD, so you need to download all the stuff yourself, then again, considering the speed of development of the technology, the risk of outdated software is realistic. Great book, can't think of a better one.
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Summary: Relevant and very thorough
Review: I have a few servlet books, but Hall's coverage of this oftentimes confusing area of client-server programming is clear and quite thorough. All aspects of servlets are well-covered. Many topics having to do with servlet use that are not covered well in other books (Session Tracking, Threading implications, Applet-Servlet communication, etc.) are covered quite nicely here, which makes this book a "MUST-HAVE" for anyone wanting to use servlets. On top of that, the chapters covering JSPs and how to use them are equally clear and well-written. It's easily the best servlet/JSP book I've seen. Buy it!
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Summary: Good choice for quick start
Review: If you are looking for book for quick start - it's fair enough. You won't find a lot of advanced features but you will quickly start using Servlets on your site. I don't give it 5 stars because in is NOT advanced book on servlets(but word CORE is qiute applicable), I give it 4 because it's better than other books on servlets. By the way, books on Java Web Server has some good examles also, check it out.
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Summary: Looks good
Review: I'm able to compile and run the examples, using the 30-day trial Studio from Pramati.com, which also looks very good (Hint: to invoke servlet in ... /servlet/ part )
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Summary: Great book for Java devs looking to extend their skillset.
Review: The content of this book speaks for itself. It's a great way to get involved into different concepts and applications concerning Java, at which time you might want to supplement your chosen area with a book totally devoted to that area; one that covers all the nitty-gritty details. But what I like most about Mr. Hall's books is the numerous examples that are easily used in other applications. Much of this code can be used as the foundation for building very nice larger applications, and it's a lot easier for me to have the beginning pieces completed and just build upon them. I've found this to be true in both of Mr. Hall's books moreso than any other books I've read/owned. The only one that comes close is O'Reilly's "Java Examples in a Nutshell", a book completely devoted to providing only example code, but that doesn't cover Servlets and JSP of course.
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Summary: The book to get for Java Server-side Web Dev
Review: One of the best tech books I have read. Completely and accurately covers all aspects of Servlets, JSP, session and state mgt, cookies, etc. More importantly, the author provides sensible answers about how to leverage the benefits of Servlets and JSP together. The examples in the book are first class. A must read.
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Summary: A Rave
Review: I just got Core Servlets book, and I think it is great. I have spent the last month trying to learn the basics from the download of jsdwk-1.0.1 and tomcat 3.1 and searching for a book that was not fatally out of date. Then last week three people independently recommended this book. I looked at the summaries on Amazon and ordered it, sight unseen. And am I ever glad I did. It is the perfect mix of simple examples to start with, followed by more complex and useful ones. I am impressed.
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