Customer Reviews
concepts useful but content out of date - By: , 03 May 2001 
I would advise against buying this book.
it came out two years ago & has not been revised since.
The java specification has moved on a lot since then & you will find the book referencing packages & classes which no longer existin the current Java libraries.
I would recommend getting hold of something more up to date.
Given the time it takes to get a book through writing, proof-reading ...and publishing you will run accross this sometimes, but this one's pretty glaring.
I hav'nt looked at the J2EE wrox book, but you'd probably be better off with that one. Or better still, get something by O'Reilly, they are generally better written...
Very Very Very good one - By: , 27 Oct 2000 
If you have purchased any of Wrox publications before you won't be too surprised at this one. It is extremely comprehensive & well laid out. The only problem I have is that it is probably too advanced for your average programmer. The people who write these books are extremely intelligent, & write very concise code - may be too concise for the average Joe. Some of the examples given are also confusing. But generally you won't be dissapointed
Lots of detail on a wide variety of technologies - By: , 19 Oct 2000 On the whole the book is well worth while. There are a number of issues however... There are quite a lot of typos & minor mistakes. There is sometimes a tendency to become bogged downin the details before giving a sufficiently clear overview. On a number of occasions acronyms are used without once giving their meanings (eg Jini). Still given those gripes there's remains much to recommend this book.
Excellent reference for Java server programming. - By: , 08 Sep 2000 
Very clear to read & specific to the point. As a reference book it is excellent. The examples are also good.
Entering the world of JSP, servletts etc..? Go no further - By: marts@dragon-web-designs.co.uk, 04 Jul 2000 Possibly one of the best programming books I have ever bought. It speaksin plain language, & explains totally what it means. Excellent.
