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Summary: QUALITY ACCOMMODATION FOR BOTH EXPERTS AND BEGINNERS
Review: "More Servlets and JavaServer Pages" is one straightforward book, which handled all the JSP concepts in a unique way. Apart from analysing the role of JSP in web applications, Marty Hall bared all the parameters which define each role that JSP plays.
Programmers who pay close attention to what this book says, would in no time imbibe all the concepts needed in creating and manipulating custom JSP tags.
This is one of the few books on 'Servlets and JavaServer Pages', which can accommodate both experts and beginners with great ease.
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Summary: Two Thumbs Up!
Review: 'More Servlets and Java Server Pages' is extremely well written and I absolutely love the fact that Marty Hall reiterates important points throughout the book and doesn't just keep the chapters separated. Not too many authors use this tactic of reinforcement but Mr. Hall does it quite well.Many examples are included to elucidate what is learned, including an entire chapter dedicated to building an application incorporating the concepts.
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Summary: Best BOOK on Servlets and JSP development
Review: After extensive research I bought this book and feel completely satisfied with my choice and worth the money spent.It covers all information that you need to know about the latest standards in servlet and jsp delevopment.The author has commanding knowledge on the subject.Very good web application examples.Excellent instructions for easy deployment and very handy tips for tomcat-4.0 installation and other softwares.
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Summary: One stop shop to learn Servlet 2.3 and JSP 1.2
Review: Are you are looking for just ONE good resource to learn not only the basics of Servlet and JSP technology but also the advanced, latest and practical aspects of it and at the same time do not have either patience or time to go through over hundreds of pages? Are you an SCWCD aspirant? If the answer to any of these questions is a yes then you just cannot afford not to read this title. In just over seven hundred pages, Marty Hall teaches someone who just knows the java language not only the basics but almost all important, advanced and latest stuff. Some of you might even feel that seven hundred pages is no less but this book so readable that once you start reading this book you just sail through, such is the style of writing and explanation. I never read Marty's Core title but after reading this book I can only say that he is awesome! I was desperately looking for a concise book for SCWCD exam and I passed the exam with 91% by reading this book alone! If my score was not hundred percent, it was only due to the fact that this book does not cover J2EE design patterns (and this book is not meant for it) and SCWCD has a few questions on it. If you read this book carefully once or twice, you will have enough knowledge and confidence to handle any project that involves servlets/JSPs development.
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Summary: If you are new to J2EE, get some context first...
Review: As an experienced C/C++ developer familiar with Java but without prior introduction to J2EE, this book has taught me about the topic but failed to put it in the architectural context. After reading most of it, I kept struggling to understand the process of deployment and environment configuration.
I found that Wrox book "Professional Java Server Programming, J2EE 1.3 Edition" was more clear and had a better presentation of the subject. PS: I usually avoid Wrox books.
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Summary: Excellent. highly recommended!
Review: Best book on servlets, JSP and Java beans that I know, outstanding sample code design and system configuration descriptions. One cannot avoid reading this book and looking through moreservlets.com to understand servlts and JSP intricacies. This book does not cover database access, JDBC is quite a different topic.
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Summary: Content is great, but two features lacking
Review: Content: 5 Stars
Physical book: 4 Stars The content of this book is great -- perhaps because it is a Sun Microsystems Press title, it takes a platform-neutral view of Servlets etc., not spending too much time dealing with various platforms, though there is a handy section in the beginning for setting up a development environment under different situations. There are two drawbacks to this book -- one is that there is no companion CD. I took this book on a business trip where I had no internet connection. Having a companion CD would have saved me some time in entering some of the code from the utilities package. Additionally, the CD would probably contain the PDF version of "Core Servlets" which is referenced throughout the text and is available via download. The other drawback is the way the book lays out. I am used to O'Reilly books which are bound in a certain way to make laying them open easy. This book opens more like a standard book and does not lay open easily. Yes these are petty points. However, for the CONTENT of the book I have nothing but praise -- a well put-together book that is thorough yet short. A weekend, a couple pots of coffee, and you can quickly get up to speed on these technologies.
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Summary: Head and Shoulders above the Rest
Review: Excellent text. I read Hall's "More Servlets and JSP" after reading Sams JavaServer Pages Application Development, and Wrox JSP Web Development. Whereas the Sams book provided some great insight on a smattering of topics (in their usual style), and the Wrox book provides a lot of useful information out of context, Hall presents a lot of useful information, in an easily digestible format, and in proper context. This book is also filled with the "gotchas" that usually take trial and error to uncover. It's not a regurgitation of the API or other documentation. Hall also covers some of the deployment intricacies in greater detail than I've seen in other texts. All in all, this is an excellent book that I expect to keep on my frequently accessed shelf. I will be looking for more Hall publications in the future.
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Summary: Not a superset of core servlets and JSP
Review: Good book - well written, etc, in the typical effective Marty Hall fashion. A big chunk of this book is focused on APPLICATION CONFIGURATION - and does a fine job. However, since Application Configuration is often the responsibility of just a few on a team -- this isn't a required book for everybody's personal library. However - it's a must read for atleast one person on each team; and should be part of the company's library. The book also goes more jsp/servlet stuff - like tag libraries, etc - and again does a fine job. Since I haven't been able to find a good book on this stuff - the book is probably still a good buy for just those few chapters (perhaps 1/3 of book).
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Summary: Good book but not enough meat
Review: Good book, easy reading, but not enough meat because examples are too simple. This is especially true if you are a developer hoping to get tips and tricks to solve real problems. No JDBC coverage is the biggest minus point. Cannot imagine any serious Web applications employing no database at all. But, overall, 4 out of 5 stars.
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