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Summary: best programming-related book i have ever read
Review: i already know a little about java, but the whole jsp concept is kind of fuzzy to me. i already have three jsp books, and they are good, but they are way over my head....too advanced. i have never had a beginner programming book that was as well written as this book. i have already completed a few chapters...and i loved this book from page one. i recommend that you do what i do...which is to have your nearest bookstore order the book for you, read the first chapter, and if you like it, buy it at the store or from here. it is a little cheaper from here. when you get more advanced, i recommend the following books: "Professional JSP" from wrox Press, and the 2nd edition of "Professional JavaServer Programming" also from wrox, which i think will be out in a couple months. but for now, just focus your time for the next few months on Bakharia's book. i have the wrox books that i recommended above, but they are more for the intermediate to advanced jsp programmer.
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Summary: Excellent Book, Great & Practial Examples, EXCELLENT!
Review: I needed to learn JSP fast to perform some testing of a JSP Plug-in to our application (I'm a Senior QA Engineer for a Software Company). I bought this book and learned everything I need to know quickly! The information is presented in the book in clear, easy to follow examples. For each topic that is covered a thorough example is given. The author doesn't waste time with long winded speeches, etc. They get straight into the heart of JSP and show you what you need to know from the ground up. I've read lots of Computer Books, and this is by far the best I've ever read. If you need/want to learn JSP, this is the only book you need.
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Summary: Poor Technical Editing
Review: There are numerous mistakes in the examples. I am not done with the book and have already found one file that won't compile and an interactive web page, that demonstrates do/while loops, that does not execute accurately. I have tried to contact all the email addresses I could find on their website and all but one have been returned as invalid. If you are brand new to programming I would hesitate purchasing until they have adequate technical support.
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Summary: Fast learning JSP for java beginner with java fundamentals
Review: This book is a disappointment to me, because it assumes that you know nothing at all about Java. So many pages are wasted explaining things about Java language constructs; where I expected the book to be about JSP as such. Also the description of how to install the JRun application server that comes with it on CD is not precisely correct.
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Summary: This book stinks!
Review: This book is extremely shallow, and leaves the reader poorly prepared for real world tasks. Bakharia takes a cookbook approach, showing the reader how to do some particular task, but never explaining why something is done a particular way, or what to do if something goes wrong. Rarely are we given pointers to where we can find more information on a subject.
Just one example is the 5 pages in the book on "Using XSL to format an XML document." While this sounds fascinating (to me), the content is merely an annotated listing of one particular XSL document for one particular task, with absolutely no explanation of what any of the tags and other elements of this document mean. The only useful bit of information in these pages is a URL for an online XSL tutorial. Gee, thanks!
If you want to learn JSP, buy a different book.
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Summary: Basic, but some useful code
Review: This book is great! It is one of the few beginners books that manages to simplify complex JSP topics. All books for beginners should be written like this. Many practical examples are also provided. The sample shopping cart introduced me to a lot of concepts.
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Summary: Excellent Beginners Guide to JSP
Review: This book is very well written and easy to understand. It will get you creating JSP apps in a matter of minutes. I really enjoyed the chapter on database access with JDBC. It explained sql and then went on to do popular things like master-detail pages, alternate row coloring and even paged search results (using the cached rowset bean). Very practical. Other books don't cover this stuff. There is also a chapter on tag libraries. I thought they were gonna be complex to build but with step by step instructions and lots of screen grabs I can make tags that have parameters and bodies. It covers many more JSP topics with examples too. JavaMail, XML, servlets and javaBeans too. Overall I like this book because it is simple and to the point - No long paragraphs. Just what you need to learn JSP.
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Summary: Great book for a developer's first JSP pages
Review: This book was the first book I read on JSP pages. Thank God. The book is very easy to read and understand the code is clear and simple. If you think you are ready for JSP and are looking for a book to teach you the basics this is the book. It also comes with a CD that has a copy of Jrun and a database to install on your PC and give it all a try. This is a huge help.
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Summary: Fast learning JSP for java beginner with java fundamentals
Review: This is a very good book for java beginner who wants to know to how to create web based application using JSP in a qucik way. As the example are very easy to understand but also pratical to use in the real world.
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Summary: Simple but Powerful
Review: This is not your average JSP book. You'll learn Java basics before you start creating JSP pages. Everything is explained step by step with lots of images. The examples are very useful. This book has a shopping cart and employee phone directory plus many simple examples like sending email, making images and validating forms. You will also get a good overview of servlets, javabeans, xml and tag libs. It is all a very easy read too(took me a weekend). Best way to get started, but you may still need to purchase a more complex book once you master the basics.
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