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Summary: Just what the Java doctor ordered!
Review: This one just about does it all! It made the difference in getting me through a Java class at SFSU. I don't know if I could have passed without it.
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Summary: Practical, educational, original, and complete Java Book !
Review: This is the best book for anyone interested in practical applications of Java as well as other internet tools such as HTML, CGI, and Javascript. It has all the practical and pedagogical tools required for adopting it as a college textbook, and it is also very well suited for anyone interested in a self-learning Java book. Practical examples are provided to illustrate the concepts and techniques of Java, HTML, CGI, and Javascript. I strongly recommend it.
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Summary: Good book, missing Applets
Review: This a pretty good book, liked it a lot, One of the major drawbacks of this book is more java applications and less java applets.
The name is pretty misleading, I expected to
have atleast 90% explanation on applets.
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Summary: CWP is Certainly Worth Purchasing
Review: I particularly liked the author's treatment of threads. Normally, students are introduced to threads in an operating systems course where threads in kernels, threads in packages, and threads in programming languages are discussed and confused. Students will be pleased to turn to the author's lucid, hands-on description of multithreading in action. Except for the raise, the author delivers everything he promises.
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Summary: Excellent coverage of essential Web Programming Topics
Review: Core Web Programming is an excellent source for novice Web programmers entering the field, and for veteran programmers seeking to polish their skill set. Marty's book brilliantly touches on major topics essential to Web programming and Java applets. Each topic is presented in logical order along with easy to understand, clear, practical examples. Marty's practical programming experience (captured throughout the book) provides him unique insight to the advantages/disadvantages of the various Web programming techniques available. Marty also delivers invaluable insight to the subtle programming differences between the various operating systems and browsers.
I currently use Marty's book as a text for advanced college courses on Web programming. I've only heard positive comments by the students on the quality and value of this text. Every serious Web programmer should read Core Web Programming.
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Summary: Do not buy a hype!
Review: This is another truly bad book with a lot of hype just like Sun's publishing. There is a lot of hype about PrenHall and Sun Soft but those publishers are no better than any other. How do you come to 1400 pages? Well if you write 5 pages in a typeset which could be one page in any other book. The book contains one of the worst organized indices I've seen in a long time and most of the time, instead of exemplifying the matter dissolves into technical blabber. The good question is which serious programmer would have a need for this book? There are many more comprehensive books on the market on any of the topics of this book, also written in a more readable manner than this one. Don't waste a penny on this book, it is not worthy one. For those who need tutorial, avoid this book, there are faster and more concrete books around.
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Summary: Nothing special
Review: This is not a bad book but it's nothing special. It is difficult to find information in a book with over 1200 pages. It's clumsy. If you want a book on Java, buy a Java book. For HTML, buy a HTML book and JavaScript a separate volume is more handy. Netscape's Devedge and javasoft's pages on the net will give you almost all you need, for free. Often when I search for programming tips in the book I end up with Netscape's web pages in stead.
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Summary: I read a chapter on the web, then got the book
Review: Now here's an author who not only knows his stuff, he also knows how to explain it well, too. Take the Java chapters as an example. The book doesn't just describe the language and give some sample code. Instead, it begins a section with an overview, telling why things are the way they are. I also like the way that it gives you the strengths and weaknesses of doing things in different ways, where those comparisons apply. Altogether, the book has a flow to it that presents things in the way that I naturally want to learn them, allowing me to absorb the knowledge from the top down - rather than having to work up by wrestling with details. This doesn't mean that the details aren't present. I haven't had a question yet that the book hasn't answered. I'm even looking forward to learning about things that I really have no current need to know (like CGI), but whose inner workings I've always been curious about. One nice additional touch: it's not chock full of those pesky references like, "in C++, you do it this way, but in Java etc. etc.", those references that non-C++ programmers can find to be, well... pesky.
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Summary: Core Web Pr0gramming R0cks With P0wer
Review: Core Web Programming rocks with power. I consider it an excellent amalgamation of intermediate to advanced concepts for people who want to become functional in the multi-layered, multi-tooled field of Web and Network Programming. I just recently got hired as an entry level Java/JDBC programmer, and Hall's huge tome is my #1 reference, not to mention the textbook for one of my classes.
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Summary: The Java Book Worth Buying
Review: The examples were constructed so that you can get a good perspective of Object Orientated Technology and its implementations. It like having a good teacher next to you who knew what you might missed out or assumed and he gave you very easy to read examples. The book covered all the important areas of Web programming environment.
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