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Summary: ... Andrea Steelman plucks another gem
Review: Just like her initial book, "Beginning Java 2," the content and exercises are heads and shoulders above any other book out there on this topic.
With "web based" everything these days (e.g., applications, training, forms, ...) you need to know how to get the information to and from a browser so it can interact with your database or directory. This text gets you there.
There are swing programmers, and then there are the rest of us. Thank God that the major thrust of applications development is in our favor. A good buy.
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Summary: A complete instructional resource for programmers
Review: Murach's Java Servlets And JSP by Java experts Andrea Steelman and Joel Murach provides a complete instructional resource for programmers wanting to master Java web programming. Section 1 introduces the basics of Java web programming (including a crash course on HTML giving programmers the HTML skills needed without having to fall back on another textbook). Section 2 covers the essential servlet and JSP skills (including JSP tags, servlet methods, the Model 2 architecture, requests, responses, sessions, cookies, JavaBans, and custom JSP tags). Section 3 covers database handling (the key to most business applications). Section for presents advanced skills including JavaMail, SSL, security, HTTP, XML, and Enterprise JavaBeans. Section 5 presents ac complete Music Store website that ties all the pieces together. The code for this website is also available on the accompanying CD-ROM. Murach's Java Servlets And JSP is a very strongly recommended, core component of any dedicated Java reference shelf.
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Summary: Don't waste your money - vastly overrated by other reviewers
Review: Others have focused on the positives, but they are vastly outweighed by these negatives:
1) In an unbelievably irresponsible section of chapter 6, the authors suggest that Javascript validation is sufficient and never even mention that server-side validation of data from the client is absolutely necessary for security.
2) To prove that was no fluke, they state that 40-bit SSL "is appropriate for most sites". I'm not joking - chapter 13, page 402.
3) Chapter 13 is 18 pages with a couple of paragraphs of useful information
4) Chapter 16 is dedicated to XML, but incredibly ignores XHTML, and gives no information at all on using SAX.
5) old versions of software on CD
6) no IDE (like Eclipse) on CD
7) HomeSite could not be installed on my PC
8) many broken links in example apps on CD
9) poor typography - bad usage of bold, italics, etc. - compare to O'Reilly books
10) no coverage of JSTL
11) skimpy chapter on EJB
12) "paired pages" format often results in repeated text - adding to heft of book without adding to information
13) inadequate and confusing explanations of relation of where to store an app, and how the path relates to the URL
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Summary: Good For Beginner's
Review: This book is a great introduction to JSP and Servlets, Apache Tomcat, MySQL, SSL and Dynamic Web Development. However, the adminstration aspects of the technologies used in the book are geared towards the Windows user. So I wouldn't recommend Murach's Java Servlets and JSP for a Linux Guy.
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Summary: Excellent! Demystifies JSP and Servlets
Review: This book is excellent, excellent, excellent! The authors have a gift for developing the topic of JSP, Servlets, and building a Java-based ecommerce site in a methodical easy-to-understand approach. Just the right amount of explantion so that you never get bogged down in words and witicisms.I was looking for courseware to teach the topic. This book is written like instructor-led-training. It IS courseware. It may be the best information technology book I have seen, and I have bought dozens. Thanks Andrea and Joel!
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Summary: Great JSP/Servlets training book
Review: This book is great to learn all about JSPs and Servlets. Unlike other books, the book is wordy to the point. The book is well organized with some text on the left page and a practical example on the right page. A great book for training and reference.
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Summary: Great Book
Review: This is a GREAT book. It's methodical, easy to follow, and in the process, it shows you that Java really isn't as difficult as those junky Sun tutorials lead one to believe. I actually used this book along with Sun's Java Web Services Developer Pack and it really made things easy to set up servlets and JSP. If you already know servlets and JSP, buy this book anyway just to see where other tutorials left out the fundamentals. In my opinion as a trainer and developer, it is a major feat of skill and patience to bring somebody from zero knowledge to a productive level of skill in technologies like this. These authors make it look easy. Sun should hire them to redo all of their tutorials. That way, Java would be more widely adopted and could eventually overtake security-hole-riddled Microsoft products.
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Summary: I Highly Recommend this Book!
Review: This is by far the best Servlet/JSP book I've come across. The authors cut to the chase and explain the important concepts of Servlets, JSP, thread-safe applications, MVC, and web-related XML in a clear and concise manner. Every concept is followed by clear concise example, which makes grasping new topics a breeze. The book is well organized and builds on itself by progressing from JSP to Servlets, to Servlets, web.xml in a well ordered fashion. I am halfway thru the book and I can honestly say Murach's Java Servlets & JSP is head and shoulders above every other Java/JSP/Servlet text I've referenced. If you can only have one Servlet/JSP book, this is the one to get!
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Summary: A great way to get started
Review: This is the first book on servlet and JSP programming that I've seen where the author teaches the core skills instead of showing off with complex examples that are unnecessarily confusing. Even though this book is easy to read, it taught me the advanced skills that I needed to know, including how to use a secure SSL connection to transmit sensitive data and how to automatically send e-mail from a servlet. These skills are critical for most web sites, and yet they aren't covered in some of the other servlet and JSP books that I have.
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