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Isn't it time you learned the latest (J2EE 1.4) versions of Servlets & JSPs? This book will get you way up to speed on the technology you'll know it so well, in fact, that you can pass the Sun Certified Web Component Developer (SCWCD) 1.4 exam. If that's what you want to do, that is. Maybe you don't care about the exam, but need to use Servlets & JSPs in your next project. You're working on a deadline. You're over the legal limit for caffeine. You can't waste your time with a book that makes sense only AFTER you're an expert (or worse one that puts you to sleep).
No problem. Head First Servlets and JSP's brain-friendly approach drives the knowledge straight into your head (without sharp instruments). You'll interact with servlets and JSPs in ways that help you learn quickly and deeply. It may not be The Da Vinci Code, but quickly see why so many reviewers call it 'a page turner'. Most importantly, this book will help you use what you learn. It won't get you through the exam only to have you forget everything the next day.
Learn to write servlets and JSPs, what makes the Container tick (and what ticks it off), how to use the new JSP Expression Language (EL), what you should NOT write in a JSP, how to write deployment descriptors, secure applications, and even use some server-side design patterns. Can't talk about Struts at a cocktail party? That'll change. You won't just pass the exam, you will truly understand this stuff, and you'll be able to put it to work right away.
This new exam is tough--much tougher than the previous version of the SCWCD. The authors of Head First Servlets and JSP know: they created it. (Not that it EVER occurred to them that if they made the exam really hard you'd have to buy a study guide to pass it.) The least they could do is give you a stimulating, fun way to pass the thing. If you're one of the thousands who used Head First EJB to pass the SCWCD exam, you know what to expect!
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Not good for anyone
This book really sucks up all your motivation. The almost cartoon like format makes searching and a broader understanding almost impossible. The book is not just bad for the reader when he reads it. The worst part is: If a young reader (say a newbi at some university) actually use this book as a course book, he might pass the course but he won't be able to share his thoughts in writing in a common writing language. What's worse he won't understand the next course when reality steps in with a format ... Read More
Rating: - Great Book to Pick-up Servlets & JSPs Quickly
The recently released edition of the book is a great improvement - there is less errata and the Q&A is much more tied into the Sun Web Component Exam.
One of the challenges with picking up Servlets & JSPs is the mass of acronyms and figuring out how it all relates to Java. The Head First book is here to help pick-up the technology as fast as possible and in a fun way.
This book has some of the best tutorials to get from zero to a working web application - and have fun ... Read More
Rating: - Great but a little bit short
It's another Head First wonderfull book. But sometimes you get the feeling that they're missing some points they should get on.
I find it a perfect work to learn J2EE (except EJBs), but I'm not really sure this book prepares you completely to face the exam.
Rating: - Same Great Head-First Style - But Too Many Martial Arts References
After finishing Head-First Java, I dived "head first" into this follow-up work by the famouse Kathy & Bert duo (with Bryan Bansham, too). I found the first three chapters EXCELLENT as they're focused on whetting your appetited with a sample web app. After Chapter 3, the book effectively starts over giving more details, historical perspective and practice. Whether you're an expert programmer or a beginner, you'll find this approach quite effective.
My one complaint with this work (other ... Read More
Rating: - WOW - Im blown away
OK......
THIS is the BEST JSP/SERVET book I have ever come across.
HANDS-ON exercises are not all there, but the info in this book is priceless. I read another review stated " I use ASP because its far better than Java", well my friend Java is use in space (NASA) in phones, in everything. With "Complexe software apps. you must have java in your mind and this book does a great job taking java.class info and creating web-based (example) apps.
- Not good for anyone
- Great Book to Pick-up Servlets & JSPs Quickly
- Great but a little bit short
- Same Great Head-First Style - But Too Many Martial Arts References
