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Summary: lazy author
Review: I have read many reviews before I bought this book. I knew the examples were not updated for current Weblogic, but I believed that I could figure out how to run them myself. Well, I successfully did so, until chapter 10. There is absolutely no examples for the latter HALF of the book!!! I wrote an email to bug report address for this book: bookbugs@middleware-company.com and got rejected. I wrote to author edro@middleware-company.com, no response. I feel like being cheated. You can go to www.theserverside.com to free download the PDF book, and download source code, and compare them. I will try to return the book to Amazon, but as I have scratched on it, I don't know if I could get my money back.
Download it to read the first half, but don't buy it!
Rating: 
Summary: Very informative, really broad and deep in coverage
Review: I have come across very few technology books which could be categorized as both broad and deep, and this book is undoubtedly one.The conversational style and well-organized presentation of this book makes it easy to read. This book contains a lot of best-practice guides and tech scenario analysis in addition to code examples and EJB details, it also lists a number of very helpful links on the net, it also lists down product websites for a host of specialized services, especially integration, this book really is a very valuable reference. The only reason for not giving this book a 5-star is that not enough attention had been given to updating the code examples which came initially to work with WebLogic 6.1, along with the first edition of this book. I have used the first edition of this book to really get my hands dirty with EJBs, EJB 1.1 spec at that time, a lot of things have changed since, though this book covers all the new twists added in EJB 2.0 spec a lot of this edition is plain reproduction of first edition, and the code examples, don't get surprised if they need some tweaks before they start working.
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Summary: Good Book
Review: (Editor has since rectified the WL6.1 problem.)
The book is understandable enough but he bases the downloadable code on WebLogic 6.1--and only 6.1. Well, that is no longer available. So, you will waste endless hours trying to figure out how to make even the simplest example run. This simple fact breaks every single one of the scripts. I was ready to pull my hair out. Why in the world doesn't he update the source code? It kills me. The book does not come with any CD and so you rely on the downloaded code examples. But they cannot be run unless you figure out what to change. It has driven me nuts. Until he updates the example source code to work with a server that is currently available, I would not recommend this book. You will get only an academic understanding of EJBs and--without practical experience--that's useless. He also way glosses over how to execute the test clients. When you examine the scripts they contain all kinds of security provisions that are ignored in the appendix. So, if you're trying to fend for yourself, you're hosed. I WISH I HADN'T BOUGHT THIS!
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Summary: A Practical book
Review: This book is my one-stop guide for developing EJB applications. I thorougly enjoyed this flawless book which helps readers like me by providing basic concepts of J2EE to the complex programming involved in implementing EJB applications. This book is a best companion for all J2EE enthusiasts, architects, and developers who perceive J2EE as their platform of choice for Web applications development and deployment.
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Summary: Begining to End EJB Title
Review: I bought this book b/c it has a really nice set of appendicies that cover the details many other books just mention, like XML deployment descriptors, and it also covers alot of project topics. This book would be gentile enough for someone new to EJB's and good for those already using them. This book has info on every EJB question I have had thus far. The only downside would be the price. I hate dropping that much on a book but I think this is worth the investment.
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Summary: Well written, easy-to-read book with good coverage of EJB
Review: I own both this book and Richard Monson-Haefel's Enterprise JavaBeans (and others). Both are good, but this book reads much better--Monson-Haefel's book is a little dry doesn't tie stuff together as well. I use this book, along with The J2EE Tutorial from Sun, for a J2EE class I teach. The book covers not only the core EJB features (EJBs, transactions, security, deployment/environment), but also has chapters on clustering, best practices, how to choose an app. server, and how to organize an EJB project team. None of these additional chapters goes deep into the subject, but each provides an excellent overview and introduction. Since these topics are often barely mentioned, the 100+ pages devoted to these subjects is a welcome addition. The easy reading plus the breadth of coverage for related subjects makes this the BEST book for someone new or relatively new to EJBs. Even if you have experience with EJBs, this book is still useful. The addtional subjects, particularly the best practices, can teach an old dog some new tricks. The clear explanations in the book even helped me to explain the subject better to my students.
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Summary: Comprehensive Book with a Strong Practical Edge
Review: If you are a beginner and want to get quickly working code this book seems to be a good choice. It is eminently practical, well structured (nearly) and quite complete. But don't fool yourself for the deeper topics you have to look somewhere else. Also it always makes me sad to see a book that will probably only be good for less than a couple of years.
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Summary: Want to know EJB? look no further
Review: this ejb book certainly deserves an award not just for its excellent content but for its technical writing as well. highly readable and comprehensive coverage of important ejb concepts. it wont turn you into an ejb expert overnight but will definitely help you get there. here is the win-it-all strategy to ejb mastery:
1)get this book
2)read this book
3)practice the concepts
4)ejb mastery
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Summary: Great for those who took FJ-310
Review: If you've taken the sun course FJ-310, this books is a good follow up. It's good even if you didn't take that course, but a definite plus if you did. I'm in the process of designing a J2EE app right now. Being new to J2EE ecosystem, I'm finding this book very useful. It's easy to read and understand. It provides good direction for further study and helpful insights.
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Summary: The best book for EJB
Review: I read this book online. It is the best book to learn EJB for the
beginners and Intermediate developers.
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