Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 736 pages
- Published by: Prentice Hall PTR
- Edition: 2nd Edition September 5, 2003
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0130092290
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0130092298
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Book Dimensions:
9.2 x 6.9 x 1.7 inches
- Weighs: 3 pounds
Reader Reviews
There is some very good information in this book. The section on building web apps using a Model-View-Controller aproach is excellent and answered just about all my questions about how to put the JSP system to actual use. However, the author never identifies who his reader is, switching back and forth between novice and advanced when he sees fit. For example, he begins the book with several pages talking about why dynamic web pages are better then static, and even has an entire chapter on HTML at the back. So, this book is for novices, right? Well, no. The author only gives about a page to multi-threading issues (very common and significant in a persistant/multi-threaded application server) under the assumption that the reader already knows everything there is to know about it. I think the author just didn't know all there was to know about it. So, the end result is a massive book with very little content for the only person who can really read it, an existing programmer just looking to put another system under his/her belt. Actually, he's pushed all the really interesting/complex concepts (custom tags, STRUTS, etc) into a non-existant second volume. He could have easilly included everything in one volume, but I suppose two will bring in more money. I'm not going to buy the second volume, if it every appears. I'm going to find ONE book that includes everything.
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