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Summary: The Guru speaks finally...
Review: Having heard Scott at the JavaOne last year during a birds-of-feather session on VAJ he hosted with IBM team, I was anxious to see how he looks at the all-new VAJ 3.5 enterprise edition. As you can see from his website, this "javadude" has been generous to show the table of contents and the unpublished chapters on the website. To cover a comprehensive tool like VAJ 3.5 Enterprise edition should take a lot of time to assimilate the information. While specializing on the MVC based visual composition in VAJ, Scott had kind-of ignored the world of enterprise objects. With the new edition, he has finally pitched in. On what is missing- the Rational Rose XMI toolkit based integration, SAP R/3 access builder. But I am sure Scott will write on these topics on his website in the coming years.BTW, Scott, do you really like the repository thingie, though ;-) Regards, /Ravi Engineering Manager, Bristlecone Inc.
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Summary: I Like This Book
Review: I like this a book a lot. It is a pretty detailed and effective guide to the Visual Age tool for Java. It goes thru all the setting up the tool, creating code, navigating, debugging, versioning, etc.. But especial attention is given to JavaBeans composition in Visual Age to which about 4 chapters are devoted. The examples to this topic are detailed and this was very helpful to me. I recommend this book for Visual Age Java.
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Summary: Extremely useful
Review: I've only just begun using VAJ. The VAJ mindset was quite foreign to me at first and this book has been EXTREMELY useful. Pretty much every issue I've had with the tool was answered by this book. I really haven't seen any other reference material for VAJ that even comes close.
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Summary: The only available VAJ book, and quite good
Review: If you find yourself working with VisualAge for Java, you really owe it to yourself to get this book. It clearly explains the underlying concepts, and gives you a good feeling for how the tool works. Many good tips for making the tool work correctly, and a good explanation of the VAJ version-control system. This is much, much better than sailing in the dark!
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Summary: Very thorough and well organized
Review: My understanding of VAJ increased after reading just the first chapter. This is not a "how to" type book, although it can certainly take the reader from scratch. But it offers so much more - a firm explaination of why VAJ is a better tool for Java development. I'm the type of developer who needs a clear understanding of a product before I start using it and this book does an excellent job of providing that foundation. Also, the authors maintain an active mailing list for those who have trouble implementing the examples. They show a cheerful willingness to answer questions. Highly recommended. PS: I passed IBM's Visual Age for Java certification exam with an 85 using this book as my only reference and having never had any on the job experience with the product.
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Summary: Very thorough and well organized
Review: My understanding of VAJ increased after reading just the first chapter. This is not a "how to" type book, although it can certainly take the reader from scratch. But it offers so much more - a firm explaination of why VAJ is a better tool for Java development. I'm the type of developer who needs a clear understanding of a product before I start using it and this book does an excellent job of providing that foundation. Also, the authors maintain an active mailing list for those who have trouble implementing the examples. They show a cheerful willingness to answer questions. Highly recommended. PS: I passed IBM's Visual Age for Java certification exam with an 85 using this book as my only reference and having never had any on the job experience with the product.
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