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Summary: A must-have for aspiring SW System Architects
Review: This book is an excellent way to gain a grasp of how competing technologies like DCE, CORBA, EJB, Cold Fusion, NSAPI, etc, compare against each other. If you are in a position to choose technologies as a technical lead or SW system architect, this book will help you tremendously. If you're looking for a book on learning CORBA with Java, this is not it.
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Summary: Good in concepts
Review: This is a great book to understand the java related middleware technoligies conceptually, but it would have been awsome if the author had hard coded all his concepts. Over all the book does not justify its price. The third edition should probably put all the concepts down in implementation.
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Summary: Java Client Server Overview with CORBA as one of them...
Review: This book is a huge book, but CORBA is not the main theme of this book: it is Client Server with Java. It covers rich themes from socket, servlet, RMI, JavaBeans, Enterprise JavaBeans, and DCOM.If you look for an introductory book on CORBA programming, this book is not the one. You will be confused by its coverage on non-CORBA technologies. If you look for an advanced CORBA book (like Michi Henning's in C++), surely this is not the one either.Because IDL-Java mapping,Implementation Repository, Object Adapter (BOA or POA), CORBA services is not covered very well. The only CORBA service that is covered well is Naming Service(of course). Trading Service is covered, however no sufficient code examples. However if you would like to have a roadmap where CORBA is, how it relates to EJB, COM/DCOM, socket, RMI, this might be your book. I am still keeping this book on my shelf though because of its very good coverage on JavaBeans, not because of its CORBA coverage. I am still searching CORBA-Java book with the same quality as Michi Henning's book on Corba-C++.
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Summary: Wrong Title - also too repetative, low level and comparative
Review: This great book has a misleading title - don't buy it if you just want to write Java/Corba C/S application, it'll confuse you ! Like most readers I will agree that the authors have done a *great* job in comparing and contrasting in huge depth all the modern distributed computing related platforms and technologies. I wont disagree or repeat other people's opinions about the merits of this book, so I' ll jump to what I did not like (and gave it 3 stars): - The organisation of the book is not very consistent. At times the book goes into great detail explaining a particular aspect (which is good) and then you find the same material mixed in other chapters explained in the same depth again ! Clearly when this is many pages long is wasting not only paper but your time reading through as well, it could simply be referenced, and the book could be at least 200 pages less. I found the book very interesting but also hard to read and follow. - The book is a perhaps too theoretical at times. Perhaps this is of interest of ORB developers but not ORB users (application programmers). For instance the book is diving into ORB & POA policies details, explaining exactly what is happening behind the scenes. This might be of interest to very experienced programmers or ORB implementers, but not people who just want some subtle methods of writing C/S programs with CORBA/Java. - I am sure the in-depth comparison of the technologies a) Has made Micro$oft sad of DCOM (cruel people) and Sun shine drinking coffee. b) Will be THE reference book for managers who make serious decisions about multi-million project investments & perhaps Academics who all wish to compare, compare and compare.... ...but is this your interest ? Or do you just simply want to understand CORBA working 2gether with Java in the context of 3-tier Client server apps and start programming ? If the title of the book was something like "ADVANCED Client/Server TECHNIQUES & ISSUES of Java & CORBA, with an in depth comparison of other existing & emerging modern distributed architectures.", I would have rate it differently.
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Summary: as expected
Review: I bought this book because believing it is in the same way and style as the client/server book. And I found what I expected: organized information, many examples, comparison of every technology with the other, and good humour.
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Summary: Client/Server Programming with Java and CORBA, Second
Review: me gustaria me permitieran ver este libr
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Summary: Trash it guys , its outdated
Review: The Book is really good if you HAD bought it 2 years back. Now the corba 4.0 has changed most of the keywords and this book doesn't help you now.
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Summary: I'v got creative idea from this book.
Review: I have studied with this book at university. It helped me to understand the concept of CORBA Architecture. I think this book is useful to developers who haven't very much knowledge but eager to create a new CORBA based program. Luck to you with this book...
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Summary: Nice & Fine
Review: A very nice book on Corba. It not only expalins Corba but also the different ORBs available on the Market. Deals with all types of Net Programming. Explaining all the Concepts with a single 'Count' example is very nice. I am excpecting the next edition
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Summary: Updated and Useful
Review: It's very useful for one who want to study CORBA. It really helps me to understand this topic in my project.
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