Customer Reviews
An excellent reference book. - By: , 07 Apr 1999 
This is an excellent reference book for Java CORBA programming. It is concise & well-indexed. It is not a "how-to-program CORBA from Java" book. Although it does have a number of good examples & some tutorial sections, Orfali & Harkey's "Client/Server Programming with Java & CORBA" is a better book for programming "how to" information. Similarly, if you are looking for more information about the underlying protocol, Henning & Vinoski's "Advanced CORBA Programming with C++" has better low-level CORBA coverage.
Code isn't easy to follow - By: , 17 Mar 1999 
In the opening chapters, it is difficult to see what code is generated & what code needs to be written. After trying to use this book for a few hours, I turned to the Client/Server Programming with Java & Corba book by Orfali & Harkey & quickly was up & running. The Vogel book just isn't as clear.
If you're developing CORBA with Java, this is the book. - By: , 24 Sep 1998 I found this book to be very useful. We teach a number of CORBA classes in Java & C++, & so far this is the best one I've seen for developers. Lots of code examples & good explanations.
Excellent Treatment of the Subject; A Must For Designers - By: , 03 Sep 1998 
I am an instructor for Visigenic Software, Inc. (now Inprise), so I have extensive exposure to training materials & informationin this subject area. I received a copy of this book several months ago, but only recently got the time to read it thoroughly. Wow. This book is terrificin many ways. Firstly, it covers the "behind the scenes" aspects of the OMG process & makes numerous references to the way things happenin the standards world. This is only lightly treatedin other texts. Next, with most of the vendor-specific dependencies removed, I discovered a number of techniques for making an implementation more independent of the ORB. Thirdly, there is a terrific coverage of the POA -- the serious OA of the near future. Finally, the last several chapters are devoted to the issues in producing a *real* implementation. I found a treasure trove of information relevant to deployment & systems architecture. I have not seen a book as well-rounded & practical as this one. If you are concerned about actually *building* systems using CORBA & Java & not just getting a trivial example to work, then this is the one for you!
