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Summary: J2EE Blueprint
Review: Good book. Easy to read and good coverage of the Web Tier (Servlets and JSPs) as well as EJBs. Won't tell you the "how" but does an excellent job with the "why". Can be downloaded for free at java.sun.com/j2ee/download.html aka the J2EE Blueprint. Use it in conjunction with Professional JSP from Wrox and Enterprise Javabeans from Monson-Haefel and you can't go wrong.
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Summary: Vague High Level Overview
Review: I fail to see who the target audience for this book is. If you already know alot about J2EE, you will probably find the book to vague to be very interesting. If you know nothing about J2EE you will probably find the book to vague to be enlightening.
If you are new to J2EE and you only want a high level overview, then you might find this somewhat helpful in understanding the big picture. But realize that it will not give many details and it may raise more questions than it answers. But, maybe that is a good place to start.
If you know a lot about J2EE and just want something to tie the ideas together, you might find this helpful in seeing the big picture. You will probably already know a large percentage of what the book discusses, but it will definitely add a few pearls of wisdom to your knowledge.
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Summary: Excellent overview of J2EE big picture
Review: I have been using Servlet/JSP/EJB for quite a while. However, until after reading this book, I start to fully understand the big picture of the J2EE platfrom. I wish I could have read it long time ago, before I started dig into all the details of Servlet/JSP/EJB! While, after understanding all these building blocks, come back and read this big picture blueprint is still a very nice treatment. High recommended for serious server side Java designers / Architects ! Looking forward to the upcoming 2nd edition of the book.
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Summary: Good overview
Review: I thought this book did a great job covering the J2EE concepts. Some chapters were better than others but I think that everyone that is building J2EE applications should read this book (or most of the chapters) at least once. I made it a required reading for members of my development team. It talks about the Pet Store application written by Sun which is a great example to learn from. It is also valuable for people that are interested in moving to EJB. (Talks about a Web centric approach vs. EJB centric.) I think that this book is a must read!
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Summary: Get your first concept.
Review: In fact, I have bought this book for a month and I have read it within 1 week time. I am,indeed, a Java programmer currently and work with Weblogic Appl. Server and Oracle database, I don't know the exact definition and services provided by standard J2EE platform at the beginning. After reading this book, you can get the idea of how to establish some frameworks for web components and EJB components, how are they interacting with each other and integrated with legacy system, other J2EE services like transaction management, life cycle management, security....quite comprehensive and sound for you to read. Of course, if you want to understand more, pls pls pls...spend some time on the last chapter, download the pet shop from java.sun.com and play around the sample code with the book, you will understand the strength of J2EE.
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Summary: A Really Good Book!
Review: This book would have been the prime book for J2EE developers a couple of years ago but its past that now. Yet there are some valuable tips .. buy it if you have the spare change.
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Summary: A Really Good Book!
Review: This is an excellent book for either a developer or a systems administrator. I teach Websphere Application Server classes and the book has been invaluable in providing details to students who want more inside information about J2EE. The only complaint that I have, and it is a minor one, is that some of the authors insist upon using the phrase "JSP pages" over and over. JSP means Java Server Pages, so the extra 'pages' is unneeded.
I definitely recommend this book to anyone teaching classes that include J2EE or for anyone attempting to achieve J2EE certification, or just trying to learn J2EE design.
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Summary: Vague and superficial - not a blueprint
Review: Try Ed Roman's book. It is way more readable if you want to learn J2EE without having to read a blueprint. Just cause they developed the stuff, doesn't mean they are great writers ! I left this book after 3 chapters. It was like reading a translation. Hey, I gave it an extra star cause I downloaded it free from Sun.
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