Building Java Enterprise Systems with J2EE

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Summary: A Lot of Weight... Low Value
Review: First off this book is huge! It covers everything in detail, more than the Wrox books. There are high quality code examples for each section that actually work. It explains some of the desing choices made in J2EE, and real ways to use it.
This is a great book that should be on every enterprise java developers desk!

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Summary: Only "Good Overview" of J2EE.
Review: I had been looking for a book that gave me most of the information I needed for J2EE and server side coding and I found it in this book. No other book that I could find provided me with all of the material I needed for server side Java. The material is thorough and it is loaded with examples that use BEA weblogic and Oracle. There are some topics that I can do without like DCOM and much of the CORBA chapters. Although if you really want the complete picture of other technologies you might find that information interesting too. I'd rank it a 4.5, but Ill give them the extra half point for the effort.

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Summary: How to Build Enterprise Systems with J2EE
Review: I have been reading this book for a few months and have come to the conclusion that it is the best book on J2EE or Java that I've ever read. I thought I owed a decent reveiew on Amazon to the authors for writing this book. I can't even believe there have been reviews to the contrary. The best "how to" book on the market.

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Summary: top billing
Review: i have read this book in my country with over 50 class mate and we regrard it as our best book yet. the author have cptured everthing possible in short forma and without talking more than onc about same idea. I am so happy I bougt book and didnt buy many books of same topics.

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Summary: The one-stop everything reference
Review: In a perfect world, on the day you started working with J2EE you would be handed a book that contained everything you needed to know about the subject. This is very close to being that book. This book is for experienced Java developers who are working with Java enterprise technologies. That does not mean servlets and JSPs, although those topics are covered. This book covers much more than just the basics of J2EE. Naming services, directory services, messaging services, transaction services, DCOM, RMI, CORBA, XML are all covered in some depth. You might think that a book covering so much would need to cover each topic only briefly. In this case, you would be wrong. CORBA has more that 150 pages, JDBC has 120 pages, RMI has 100 pages, XML has 60 pages and so on. Other topics which are often skimmed over in other books (security, cryptography, network communications) are given good coverage here. A case study is covered throughout the book showing how each technology could be used in a single application. The end result is a book that is huge with over 1400 pages. However, the book does have some weaknesses. It is light on the most popular topics of servlets and JSPs. It is also light on helping the developer to determine when to use one technology instead of another. If you are looking for a comprehensive guide to J2EE beyond servlets and JSPs, then this book may be the resource you need.

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Summary: An invaluable resource, reference, and guide.
Review: The practical angle of Building Java Enterprise Systems With J2EE provides the conceptual background and wealth of code examples needed to actually assemble systems in a useful manner with the J2EE technologies. Furthermore, this book demonstrates how the technologies complement and build on top of one another via evolution of a cohesive and real sample application. You can use Building Java Enterprise Systems With J2EE to learn, develop, and design your custom applications immediately. Advanced/Expert, 1536 pages.

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Summary: Complete Source
Review: This book gave me a great single source for alot of information on how to use the many different Java technology. It had alot of info on CORBA, EJB, servlet and JSP, JMS, JNDI, and even talking with COM! I was suprised at the wide range of topics that were discused, but find it all useful to know even though I am working with EJB and JSP mainly right now. The different technology describeing using Java helps with understanding legacy data and code integration approaches. I would say tthat this is the most useful book for me yet.

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Summary: Total Trash
Review: Total trash. This is one of those books where the publisher has packed in as many pages as possible to make it seem impressive. It is completely unreadable and not even useful as a reference book.