Mastering Enterprise JavaBeans and the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition

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Summary: Great book -- A little Light at times
Review: I have read both this and Richard Monson-Haefel's EJB book by O'Reilly (see my other review). They are both very good. This book moves a little faster and I like that, but it's also a little light on the details, which I don't like as much. The book is good and it will be even better when it's updated to the 1.1 specification. I recommend it, but wait until it's updated to EJB 1.1.

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Summary: Good Overview of Enterprise Application Technology for Java
Review: This is a great book to introduce you to all of the technologies that are available to you in Java for developing enterprise applications. It gives you a good idea of all the components you need to put together a robust enterprise application. It's a good place to start your enterprise programming career, but you probably want to get other books for one of the specific technologies to get a deeper understanding.

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Summary: What's all the fuss with EJB? Find out in this book
Review: I must say this was the easiest book for me. Easy on your eyes, easy on your brain, but not to say that it lacks good information. I first read Enterprise JavaBeans from O'Reilly but that book read just like the EJB specification(dreadful). However, Roman's book reads well and like one of the reviewers mentioned there are chapters that will explain to you advantages of using EJB in your shop not because everyone says it's the newest and the coolest technology but because it's the most efficient architecture for enterprise solution. So managers will be convinced they should be using EJBs and developers will understand how to implement an EJB solution after reading this book. Do you have a sketchy idea of what EJB is? Then read this book and you'll have a solid understanding afterwards. If you need gory details, there is always the specification(I wouldn't recommend it)

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Summary: Great Book
Review: This is one of the best written computer books I have come across.

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Summary: Don't buy this book!
Review: This book is not current. It only covers EJB 1.0? The current version is EJB 1.1, so this book is not of much use. I plan to return it. I recommend O'Reilly's EJB book by Richard Monson-Haefel instead. The O'Reilly book is on the current version, EJB 1.1, and is probably the best Java book I have ever read.

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Summary: Exellent book in explaining what's EJB
Review: I hope to see the new edition to reflect the EJB1.2

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Summary: Covers EJB 1.0, but not J2EE
Review: This book provides decent coverage of basic EJB 1.0 (EJB 1.1 is the current version) but it's light on technical details. According to its title this book is supposed to cover J2EE, but this material is brief and surprisingly insubstantial. Management types might find this book useful, but real developers should look elsewhere.

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Summary: Most complete EJB book that I've read so far
Review: This is the 3rd EJB book that I have read so far and Ed's book is by far provides the most complete coverage of not only EJB but also the Java 2 Platform. Ed provides real-world examples and source code in addition to providing a complete overview of EJB. Ed also includes some very valuable information in the appendices concerning purchasing an EJB server, RMI, JNDI, and XML. I would highly recommend this book to anyone delving into J2EE and EJB.

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Summary: This book is the BEST if you want to learn EJB!
Review: If I could give 10 stars for this book I would do it in a heartbeat! It covers everything step by step and in-depth. You will definitely understand EJB after buying it. I bought this book after buying another book which left me with more questions than answers.

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Summary: Excellent Coverage of EJBs and J2EE technologies.
Review: Buy this book ! It is a very well written and easy to read document with information that has a good flow to it, unlike some recent EJB books that have a haphazard treatment of EJB topics. It dives into a lot of real-world distributed computing issues and gives you a flavour of how EJBs can aid to overcome problems that enterprise systems face today. I would recomend this book to anybody who really wants to learn the guts of EJBs and how to leverage the synergy between EJBs and other J2EE technologies. There are a few typos and mistakes though, but they are easy to spot and shouldn't hamper anyone in any way.