Rating:  - Guide to passing Web Component Developer Certification Exam
I would say this is the best book on servlets/JSP. Discussions on every topic are in-depth and examples useful. I used this book for preparing my Web Component Developer Certification exam, and I passed. If you are studying for this exam, I really recommend this book.
- Read all the chapters.
- Run the examples.
- Email the author if you run into problems. He does reply.
Rating:  - This book is a total disappointment
After reading all the positive comments, I bought this book. After reading it, I was totally disappointed.
The writing style is good, but technically this book is weak and full of errors. There is no doubt that the author never tested the code. The code listing on the CD rom is just a bunch of text files ending with with .txt extension. The book is no more than a copy & paste of stuff taken off the net. For example, to explain the BMP entity bean, the author used a ProductBEan example, in the ejbLoad() call, the product ID member field was used. But does the author understand the ID field must be set somehow? This is done in the ejbActivate() call in SUN's online tutorial, but in the book the ejbActive() is empty. Clearly, the author does not understand the life-cycle of ejbs.
So if you are looking for a J2EE book, look elsewhere, if you are trying to learn some JSP, it may offer some help.
Rating: - Strongly recommended to buy
1. It is easy to read and includes step by step explaination.
2. All in One for J2EE study, very details, especially in Web application(chapter 1 - 27)
3. The book also includes project examples for java web application(chapter 18-20: Developing e-commmerce application, XML-based E-Books, and Web-Based Document Management). The examples give me a deep undestanding on how to combine/choose Servlet, JSP, and/or JavaScript for developing a certain web application
4. The book will be really excellent if the author can also provide a project example for EJB Application (chapter 28-33) like the ones for web application (see no 3).
Rating: - Help needed with configuring Tomcat-chapter 1
I bought the book after going through the reviews given by readers....this book is definately an excellent guide to learning the j2ee platform and services...being a novice I had a VERY HARD time configuring Tomcat to run the examples, I am not sure if anyone else faced the same problem, but the instructions in the Apendix and those in Chapter one of this book are no help when it comes to getting Tomcat configured correctly. I followed the directions given by the author several time, but had no success...the website for Tomcat sucks all the more...if anyone has a better idea of configuring Tomcat to run the examples in this book please email me at okzgen@hotmail.com....I know this is not a newsgroup...but hey if this works, great!!!
thanks....
Rating: - Just like sitting in a classroom
This is an excellent book. I'm a Java instructor and this book is structured as if the writer is a teacher and the reader a student. There are no leaps of faith or "assumed" knowledge. The author patiently explains the purpose of all relavent information before easing into new material. Besides being written in a friendly manner, the material is thorough which includes several appendix topics for setting up classpath, etc.
If you're struggling to find a great J2EE book without spending [money] on multiple texts, take a close look at this one.
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