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Summary: This book is a mess.
Review: The chapter on security might as well be encrypted. The authors constantly use terms before they are defined. They rarely give a comprehensible overview of subjects, they just jump in and bury you with details. These are some very smart guys who don't know how to write a text book.
Rating:
Summary: This book is a mess.
Review: The chapter on security might as well be encrypted. The authors constantly use terms before they are defined. They rarely give a comprehensible overview of subjects, they just jump in and bury you with details. These are some very smart guys who don't know how to write a text book.
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Summary: Shockingly poor title.
Review: The subtitle of this book "Administration and Development" is comletely inaccurate. The foreward begins: "This book is for the JBoss content developer and administrator".No it isn't. It should be called "JBoss Internals", which is what it actually covers. Whoever chose the title was an idiot. How anyone could imagine that a book on JBoss that doesn't cover EJB deployment is aimed at administrators is beyond me. Less than useless (if I could give it zero stars I would), as the "authorized" book, it will actively discourage people from learning JBoss.
Rating:
Summary: Shockingly poor title.
Review: The subtitle of this book "Administration and Development" is comletely inaccurate. The foreward begins: "This book is for the JBoss content developer and administrator". No it isn't. It should be called "JBoss Internals", which is what it actually covers. Whoever chose the title was an idiot. How anyone could imagine that a book on JBoss that doesn't cover EJB deployment is aimed at administrators is beyond me. Less than useless (if I could give it zero stars I would), as the "authorized" book, it will actively discourage people from learning JBoss.
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Summary: this books covers the basics but lacks depth
Review: This a good book if you don't know anyting about JBoss, but it falls short once you detailed information. Check the JBoss forums for answers before buying this book.
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Summary: Did anyone proof-read this thing?
Review: This book is a mess. It is rife with typos and confusing grammatical errors. Diagrams are cut off and/or poorly laid out. This would be forgivable if the overall content hit the spot. However, as another reviewer noted, the main focus is on the internals of JBoss, not on how to use it. Ultimately, that's the biggest disappointment.
Rating:
Summary: Did anyone proof-read this thing?
Review: This book is a mess. It is rife with typos and confusing grammatical errors. Diagrams are cut off and/or poorly laid out. This would be forgivable if the overall content hit the spot. However, as another reviewer noted, the main focus is on the internals of JBoss, not on how to use it. Ultimately, that's the biggest disappointment.
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Summary: Fairly good JBoss internals tutorial
Review: This is a useful book - unfortunately, it has the wrong title. This book is a "JBoss Internals" training course presented as a book. Full of interesting information, but very little on how you go about developing, deploying and administrating a J2EE application with JBoss. Still, a useful buy for any JBoss user - if nothing else, because there's no alternative!
Rating:
Summary: Fairly good JBoss internals tutorial
Review: This is a useful book - unfortunately, it has the wrong title. This book is a "JBoss Internals" training course presented as a book. Full of interesting information, but very little on how you go about developing, deploying and administrating a J2EE application with JBoss. Still, a useful buy for any JBoss user - if nothing else, because there's no alternative!
Rating:
Summary: Fairly good JBoss internals tutorial
Review: This is a useful book - unfortunately, it has the wrong title. This book is a "JBoss Internals" training course presented as a book. Full of interesting information, but very little on how you go about developing, deploying and administrating a J2EE application with JBoss. Still, a useful buy for any JBoss user - if nothing else, because there's no alternative!
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