Rating:  - Poorly and illogically constructed
Many times in the reading of this book I'd find myself lost in the discussion. Then I'd realize why. While trying to explain one concept, they'd be referring to other concepts which have not yet been discussed. For example, in the JSP section (chapter 12), in trying to explain expression language, functions, etc, they kept referring to taglibs, tld's, etc, as though the reader should have a firm grip on these things. But they're not discussed until chapter 15 - Custom Tags. This was just the last straw which prompted my to write this review. But the book is full of this stuff. Also, there's no explanation anywhere of the syntax of the descriptor files such as web.xml. They simply tell you how to use deploytool to set it all up. Bottom line, if you're going to use this book to learn J2EE, you better have a separate reference library handy to clarify things. Good luck to you.
Rating:  - Too shallow and too many errors
This book focuses too much on Sun's application server, and not enough on the concepts behind the standardized J2EE. At the same time it has a very long chapter on XML which could have been left out since there are plenty of good books and Web sites that already cover the topic. The XML chapter does not even mention XML Schema, which are replacing DTDs as the standard way to describe the layout of an XML document. Also, the book lacks a sufficient amount of code examples. There are also numerous errors in the page references in the book's index. Avoid this book if you are really wanting to learn J2EE.
Rating:  - Broad introduction to J2EE
"The J2EE tutorial" addresses readers with a broad range of
technologies, which lie under the hood of the J2EE 1.4 standard
as XML/XSL, JAXP/Webservices, Servlets, JSP, JavaServer Faces,
EJB, JMS etc. This book does cover really broad topics. I liked
the chapters on JAXP/JAXR, Servlet (2.4), JSP (2.0) and Java Server Faces,
they provide you good starting point to understand these new technologies.
Since EJB3.0 (and alternatives as Spring framework, hibernate, etc)
is out, all chapters on EJB need to be updated.
The author focuses on running and deploying sample code in CD but does not make
enough effort to explain the code and concepts involved. It puts too much
focus on deployment with
Sun's J2EE SDK, some readers who are using Sun J2EE SDK may like it but I think most readers
may not the deployment detail. If these details are needed, it's better to put them into another
volume.
You can find this book online, but have a printed book may be more convenient.
Since this book covers lots of topics, it's good as a reference.
Rating:  - Voluminous Standard Work
Voluminous Standard Work
"The J2EE tutorial" addresses readers with a certain level of preliminary knowledge of the Java Standard Edition and web application development. It does a remarkable job on covering the broad range of technologies, which lie under the hood of the J2EE 1.4 standard (JAXP, Servlets, JSP, JavaServer Faces, EJB, JAX-RPC/Webservices, JMS). Notwithstanding the quantity of subjects, the detail level is just fine for a good overview, while common issues are still being explained more in-depth.
The chapters are arranged in a logical order, and guide the reader from basic to more advanced topics. Writing style, lots of cross-links as well as a high number of source code examples improve readbility and comprehensibility. Highly recommend as one of the best "one-covers-all" J2EE books.
P.S. I refer to the second edition published in summer 2004.
Rating: - one of the worst books I have ever read
It so happens even I am doing the same course at the same university where " ursixc92 " studies and unfortunately we have this same book as our TEXT BOOK
Its more like a user documentation manual
The author solely focuses on running and deploying sample code in CD but never makes a conscious effort to expain the code and concepts invovled .
Worst book for a newbie to J2ee programming .
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