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Summary: You have a question? This book has got an answer for you.
Review: I give it 5. No hesitation. You, as a real-world web programmer, will find answers to most of questions you face at work. Examples are very useful and practical! Good return for your money. Marty, are you in the process of writing second edition for Java 2 now? I would buy it.
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Summary: Extra Strength Java
Review: Although the title can be somewhat misleading; the contents were mostly focused on JAVA development and surpassed many books which I have previously read on this subject. If you are interested in basic and advanced JAVA development - I recommend this book to both novice and expert.
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Summary: Very Good
Review: I found this book very precise. I think this is a good book for an advanced programmer new to Web development. I find most books on HTML or Java Script to slow moving and a waste of money for a real programmer. This is not a book for somebody wanting to put a web page together with some animation in it, nor does it claim to be the book for that purpose. One aspect of the book that needs major improvement is the index. Each section (HTML, Java, and Java Script) should have had its own index. It is almost impossible to find something you KNOW you have seen in the book before.
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Summary: The best CGI book I ever read.
Review: The best of the best
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Summary: an excellent and comprehensive book on web programming
Review: This book manages to cover the important facets about web programming. There are many examples for both client- and server-side programming in the text. But many examples are in Java, it might be hard for folks who are not Java-oriented to digest all the code examples.
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Summary: Should be called "Java" Web programming
Review: I guess I was a little misled by the synopsis. I thought this would be a book that focused on different manners and methods of writing web server code. Instead, a significant portion of the book is dedicated entirely to Java-related issues, focusing too much on client-side information. I definitely didn't feel this was a well-rounded reference. Also, the author seems to go out of his way to deride the Mac OS and extol the virtues of Windows. I see no point to this except to annoy some of his readers (like me).
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Summary: Ok If you like java.
Review: I purchased the book to aid in CGI programming but found just about every chapter uses Java in its examples. If you are not a Java programmer this book will not help you.
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Summary: Best Web programming book I've seen to date!
Review: When I first picked up Marty Hall's book, I only knew very basic HTML. After a few hours with it, I was comfortable enough to start generating my own pages and I was able to intelligently review and tweak the web pages for my church web site. This book is great because you do not have to read all of it before you can start using the info and it is written in a very easy to understand manner without sacrificing the details. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants (or needs) to know what is really going on behind the scenes of a web page.
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Summary: A complete reference for the web developer
Review: Wow... I couldn't believe it. I was just looking for a CGI book and stumbled across this one. I have background in C++ and made the switch to Java this summer. I also learned some JavaScript recently. I had no training in either of these subjects, so there were a lot of holes that needed to be filled. This book did an excellent job of filling in those holes.My only complaint is this: IT'S TOO EASY! Now everyone can make the step from being an okay webdesigner and programmer to an excellent, well-rounded code guru! I may be out of a job!
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Summary: Java + CGI -- very hard to find information
Review: I have scanned hundreds of Java books looking for information on how to write Java applets that talk to CGI servers, so that you could write programs that simulate what you do by hand with a browser. I drew blank after blank. However this book does at least cover the material in chapter 15.
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