Professional EJB

Rating:
Summary: not so good
Review: I agree that this book is very good at covering the topics that it sets out in the outline.

This covers the EJBs in great detail - both 1.1 and 2.0. The knowledge of the individual authors definitely does come through - I have not purchased a Wrox title before, but I rather like the idea of multiple authors working on a book - I find the different views and experiences very powerful.

I did find that at times it did gloss over topics - I would have liked more information on the different pieces of the J2EE architecture, but that may have lost the focus of the book I suppose.

All in all, this book has been able to help us considerably in our development - it gives more than just 'theoretical' scenarios and has significantly reduced the learning curve amongst our team.

I never give perfect marks - but this book is definitely one of the better books that I have purchased.

Rating:
Summary: Great coverage of EJB's and 2.0
Review: I picked this up last summer as it was the only book at the time offering coverage of EJB 2.0.

In the tradition of Wrox books, it offers good coverage of the entire EJB API. While some topics weren't covered exhaustively, that is not what these books are for. This book does provide *effective* coverage of almost everything in EJB 2.0. There is also coverage of design, which is a nice addition!

It is GREAT for it's intended purpose. Highly recommended...

Rating:
Summary: Below Avarage Book
Review: I would give an "below average" rating to this book. Actually, it covers little of many topics that there is no comprehensive coverage of any.It gives total disappointment to the reader.

Rating:
Summary: Initial chapters were OK then ...
Review: I'm beginner in EJB.
Initial chapters were OK , which I was able to run all of them.
But in Chapter 5, written by Daniel O'Connor doesn't even work.
The source code in the book is different upsidedown from downloaded source code from Wrox.
What is good for if I'm not even able to execute due to bug in source file.

Rating:
Summary: Not Recommended
Review: The authors tochs all the topics but hardly in details. They wrote 700+ pages and tried to cover every aspect of Enterprise Java Development: every major Java API, tie-ins/comparisons to CORBA and COM/COM+, EJB etc.

I was disappointed because I was looking for solid direction on architecting Java Enterprise Applications. The book constantly presents what a Java API (or CORBA model, etc.) can do for you. Only in a few instances does it clearly help you weigh the strengths/weaknesses of alternative approaches to solve a problem.

What you are left with is an overload of information but nowhere to "store" the information in your mind.

Rating:
Summary: Great book even for the experienced!
Review: This book does cover EJB2.0 extensively (the review below must be for a different book!). It not only covers the differences between 1.1 and 2.0 but it gives great illustrative examples.

Although I have been working with EJB for sometime, the book covers the topics that I don't have time to play around with - it provides very good coverage of topics such as Local interfaces and their uses, EjbQL, and home methods (finally!)

The only chapters 19-21 are the only ones that do not go into real depth - but they shouldn't since they relate to topics not necessarily meant for this book; however, they give a great examples to start from such as the wireless one.

I definitely recommend this book - I already have to the rest of my team!

Rating:
Summary: Great book even for the experienced!
Review: This book does cover EJB2.0 extensively (the review below must be for a different book!). It not only covers the differences between 1.1 and 2.0 but it gives great illustrative examples.

Although I have been working with EJB for sometime, the book covers the topics that I don't have time to play around with - it provides very good coverage of topics such as Local interfaces and their uses, EjbQL, and home methods (finally!)

The only chapters 19-21 are the only ones that do not go into real depth - but they shouldn't since they relate to topics not necessarily meant for this book; however, they give a great examples to start from such as the wireless one.

I definitely recommend this book - I already have to the rest of my team!

Rating:
Summary: Outstanding - Very Detailed
Review: This is one of the best books I've read in a long time. It is extremely detailed, clearly written, and well organized. If you're looking for a brief introduction to EJBs, this is probably not your best choice. But, if you want a thorough coverage of EJBs, this is a great choice. The book even covers EJB 2.0 which is not yet covered in most books.