iSeries and AS/400 Java at Work

Rating:
Summary: good reference
Review: Here are the good and bad points regarding this book:
First the bad:

Since the book is a compilation of several writers, there is often material that is repeated. One author will cover a topic as a building block for the main topic. However, the build block topic was covered in a previous chaper by a different author.

Some of the material is dated. For example, websphere chapters seem like they were probably reworks of older magazine articles. New releases are always coming out but for a reletively new book to be more than one release behind is frustrating.

The good points:

Many topics covered

plenty of examples

lots of useful information. A good way for as/400 programmers to get started in java development. Not lots of theory but lets you get some working examples quickly.

Overall, this books positive points outweigh it's negative points and is worth having for as/400 programmers who want to start using java in this environment.

Rating:
Summary: good reference
Review: Here are the good and bad points regarding this book:
First the bad:

Since the book is a compilation of several writers, there is often material that is repeated. One author will cover a topic as a building block for the main topic. However, the build block topic was covered in a previous chaper by a different author.

Some of the material is dated. For example, websphere chapters seem like they were probably reworks of older magazine articles. New releases are always coming out but for a reletively new book to be more than one release behind is frustrating.

The good points:

Many topics covered

plenty of examples

lots of useful information. A good way for as/400 programmers to get started in java development. Not lots of theory but lets you get some working examples quickly.

Overall, this books positive points outweigh it's negative points and is worth having for as/400 programmers who want to start using java in this environment.