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Summary: Not Recommendable for prj mgrs, software & system eng.
Review: Beg my pardon, I could not recommend this book for technical managers, software and system engineers or architects. For me it seems that several (not all) stories are written by marketing department... Happy people telling us: "project finished in 2 months". 2 months?.. please a project manager speaks about man/days or man/months.. No indication about implementation costs... No real architect description.. a few computers... Sun,Hp..... (my major point) No real PRO and CONTRA, or ENCOUNTERED PROBLEMS and SOLUTIONS... The books seems to be a J2EE glorification without speaking about J2EE (except introduction)
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Summary: You should buy this book.
Review: Cattell and Inscore do a very nice job laying out and illustating what J2EE server technology is all about, but more importantly they focus on "Real World" implementations of the J2EE compliant products.The book focuses on leaders in the field and award winning J2EE implementations. Each chapter focuses on a particular J2EE application server and implementation. It is a Who's Who of J2EE application servers and companies leading the way in the Java application programming revolution. I was inspired and enjoyed reading each unique chapter.
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Summary: OK but repetitive and 'sales-spin' top heavy
Review: Had some nuggets of interest to an architect/developer, but mostly had a manager's perspective. Lots of repetition, lots of java-sell, and not enough quality content to merit a hearty recommendation...
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Summary: Very Good Sampling of J2EE Usage
Review: I'm not surprised that there have been a wide range of ratings for this book, becuase this nature of this book is not suited for everyone. It is not going to teach you J2EE development, and it is not going to help you figure out exactly how you should approach a J2EE development project. What it does do very well is to give a small sampling of how J2EE is successfully being used in very diverse industries. Since these are only a handful of case studies, this book really only provides anecodtal stories of success, rather than scientific proof. But, I found these anecodtal stories to be a fascinating quick read in order to gather more information on how different companies have been approaching enterprise development with J2EE. Some reviewers criticized the blatant product marketting in the book, but since the products being marketted are a wide variety of competing J2EE servers, I found that quite interesting.
The reason I give this book a 5 star rating is because I think that for the kind of book it is trying to be, it does a very good job. If you already have a good knowledge of J2EE technologies, and would like to know a bit more about how other companies are utilizing J2EE technologies, I recommend picking this book up and giving it a quick read by skimming past the parts that aren't as applicable to you.
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Summary: Very Good Sampling of J2EE Usage
Review: I'm not surprised that there have been a wide range of ratings for this book, becuase this nature of this book is not suited for everyone. It is not going to teach you J2EE development, and it is not going to help you figure out exactly how you should approach a J2EE development project. What it does do very well is to give a small sampling of how J2EE is successfully being used in very diverse industries. Since these are only a handful of case studies, this book really only provides anecodtal stories of success, rather than scientific proof. But, I found these anecodtal stories to be a fascinating quick read in order to gather more information on how different companies have been approaching enterprise development with J2EE. Some reviewers criticized the blatant product marketting in the book, but since the products being marketted are a wide variety of competing J2EE servers, I found that quite interesting.
The reason I give this book a 5 star rating is because I think that for the kind of book it is trying to be, it does a very good job. If you already have a good knowledge of J2EE technologies, and would like to know a bit more about how other companies are utilizing J2EE technologies, I recommend picking this book up and giving it a quick read by skimming past the parts that aren't as applicable to you.
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Summary: Proof that server-side Java is where it's at
Review: This well-edited collection of ten case studies details the state of J2EE practice circa early 2001. Making its debut at Sun's JavaOne conference in June, the book candidly documents the experience of Sun's enterprise partners building server-side Java applications. From the mostly success stories two facts emerge: J2EE is component-based software development done right, but most projects are still using JSP/Servlet technology, with EJBs on the planning horizon. Also important is the continuing emphasis on scalability and performance, ever the bugaboos of virtual machine platforms like Java. Readers embarked on their own J2EE initiatives will appreciate the book's coverage of challenges creatively faced. The introductory chapters by Dr. Rick Cattell and Jim Inscore of Sun Microsystems go beyond prefatory fluff, providing one of the better overviews of J2EE's goals and architecture. Developers and their managers will benefit from a close reading of Sun's strategy for distributed computing. All in all, "J2EE Technology in Practice" is an exciting snapshot of a successful movement that promises the best is yet to come.
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Summary: Proof that server-side Java is where it's at
Review: This well-edited collection of ten case studies details the state of J2EE practice circa early 2001. Making its debut at Sun's JavaOne conference in June, the book candidly documents the experience of Sun's enterprise partners building server-side Java applications. From the mostly success stories two facts emerge: J2EE is component-based software development done right, but most projects are still using JSP/Servlet technology, with EJBs on the planning horizon. Also important is the continuing emphasis on scalability and performance, ever the bugaboos of virtual machine platforms like Java. Readers embarked on their own J2EE initiatives will appreciate the book's coverage of challenges creatively faced. The introductory chapters by Dr. Rick Cattell and Jim Inscore of Sun Microsystems go beyond prefatory fluff, providing one of the better overviews of J2EE's goals and architecture. Developers and their managers will benefit from a close reading of Sun's strategy for distributed computing. All in all, "J2EE Technology in Practice" is an exciting snapshot of a successful movement that promises the best is yet to come.
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