java(TM).rmi: The Remote Method Invocation Guide

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Summary: Distributed computing becomes possible
Review: While XML has provided a way to exchange strongly typed data between running appplications, Java's Remote Method Invocation technology has been a winner as a lightweight mechanism to perform fully fledged distributed object computing. The problems with RMI are firstly that the learning curve about remote object technology has not been made simpler by the introduction of RMI by SUN, which is understandable. Secondly RMI itself has been very poorly documented from the outset and up to this point nothing had changed in this regard. The book java.rmi changes all of this. It is a tour de force. Whether you want to understand network and distributed computing in general, you want to begin writing RMI programs and need clear insights into how best to proceed, or you are very experienced with the technology and you have been getting by these past few years with your grab-bag of work-arounds; for all concerned salvation is at hand. You should get hold of a copy of this book, in a clear and insightful fashion it addresses all of those needs. This book will be a major factor in re-invigorating the RMI technology as it will make distributed computing accessible to a far wider audience than just corporates with large budgets for expensive middleware infrastructure.