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Title: J2EE Applications and BEA WebLogic Server (2nd Edition) by Angela Yochem, David Carlson, Tad Stephens ISBN: 0-13-101552-4 Publisher: Pearson Education Pub. Date: 22 October, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.14 (37 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Beginner only J2EE. Not enough depth on WebLogic server
Comment: This book covers topics for beginner J2EE developers which are covered better in books on those topics. JSP and servlets for example are well represented in depth by other books. So why cover these and other topics that are not really specific to the WebLogic server? Sure there are some differences in how WebLogic implements some of these features but it's easily learned through the documentation. What's really needed is a detailed analysis of WebLogic server with reasonably complex examples that are thoroughly explained.
The workbook style of the book with step by step instructions to complete the examples, DOS Windows showing the results of running simple DOS batch file or directories again illustrates the beginner level of the book. I mean why do we need large graphics of login screens, or pictures of the console. This is just filler.
I'm also not a fan of Prentice Hall's publishing style with large margins, big font, thick pages, poor graphics and source code that is word wrapped instead of using smaller fonts. This book could have easily been reduced by at least half.
Overall I cannot recommend this book for anyone who has some working knowledge of WebLogic server. Beginners depending on your skill set will find it useful to some degree.
Rating: 4
Summary: Demonstrates WebLogic EJB programming best practices
Comment: I agree with most of the reviewers who gave this book a 4-start rating. In spite of the obvious weakness in covering servlets and JSP's, it nevertheless does an excellent job discussing various aspects of developing and deploying EJB's with WebLogic Server 6.0, which for most part is what WebLogic Server is meant for (for pure servlets and JSP work, I'd rather save some money by using JRun, Tomcat, or Resin, don't you agree?). For intermediate and advanced EJB programmers, you should be quite happy to see some of the intricate points in designing and fine-tuning entity EJB's are covered here. As with some of the earlier reviewers, I would also like to draw your attention the "Best Practices" sections in many of the chapters. These are real-world experience given by BEA insiders that you typically don't get in general EJB texts.
The WebAuction sample app also adds value to the book by nicely tying all concepts (JSP, custom tags, all flavors of EJB's, JMS, and JavaMail) together. Even though it doesn't demo how to use a MVC framework in the web-tier and does not use the local interface features in the EJB-tier, and the Java classes' package hierarchy is a bit simplistic, the application is quite well architected, In fact, I was able to modify it easily by incorporating the Apache Struts framework and changing to local interface for all EJB's.
To sum up, the book is definitely valuable to people who moved to WebLogic from another app server, and to those who are moving from EJB 1.x to 2.0, in addition to serving J2EE/EJB "newbies".
Rating: 5
Summary: great book with excellent coverage of Weblogic
Comment: The second edition of this book is an excellent book for getting up to speed on developing applications with Weblogic. It covers the complete J2EE spectrum. I highly recommend it.
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