2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful:
... Andrea Steelman plucks another gemMonday, January 17, 2005
Just like her initial book, "Beginning Java 2," the content and exercises are heads and shoulders above any other book out there on this topic.
With "web based" everything these days (e.g., applications, training, forms, ...) you need to know how to get the information to and from a browser so it can interact with your database or directory. This text gets you there.
There are swing programmers, and then there are the rest of us. Thank God that the major thrust of applications development is in our favor. A good buy.
1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Very practical, very usefulMonday, January 10, 2005
An excellent book with very practical examples, especially for JSPs. Explains the concepts of Tag libraries very well. Not as good strictly for Servlets but overall an excellent resource for JSP's. Hope the authors comeup with new books to cover Java Beans, EJB's Struts etc.
4 out of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Absolutely the best!Wednesday, December 01, 2004
In my 20 years as a computer professional, I have never seen a book so well written as this one. Murach has a gift. Immediately, I began to develop high powered servlet and JSP applications. I came across this book after being very frustrated by books from other publishers. Now I have a deep understanding of the subject.
Love the format, go Murach!
1 out of 9 people found the following review helpful:
Don't waste your money - vastly overrated by other reviewersTuesday, September 14, 2004
Others have focused on the positives, but they are vastly outweighed by these negatives:
1) In an unbelievably irresponsible section of chapter 6, the authors suggest that Javascript validation is sufficient and never even mention that server-side validation of data from the client is absolutely necessary for security.
2) To prove that was no fluke, they state that 40-bit SSL "is appropriate for most sites". I'm not joking - chapter 13, page 402.
3) Chapter 13 is 18 pages with a couple of paragraphs of useful information
4) Chapter 16 is dedicated to XML, but incredibly ignores XHTML, and gives no information at all on using SAX.
5) old versions of software on CD
6) no IDE (like Eclipse) on CD
7) HomeSite could not be installed on my PC
8) many broken links in example apps on CD
9) poor typography - bad usage of bold, italics, etc. - compare to O'Reilly books
10) no coverage of JSTL
11) skimpy chapter on EJB
12) "paired pages" format often results in repeated text - adding to heft of book without adding to information
13) inadequate and confusing explanations of relation of where to store an app, and how the path relates to the URL
3 out of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Excellent Layout for Quick LearningFriday, July 23, 2004
I used this Book for a class at my University. Made the class and creating a java based web site really easy. Best computer book I have used. Since that time I have bought 3 more murach books:
- VERY EFFECTIVE LAYOUT, when you open the book the left page is a short explanation and some sample code on the right page.
- Includes lots of relevant samples in the text and CD.
- Straight to the point.
- I agree with another reviewer that: It Doesn't teach. I think that is positive because it assumes YOU ARE INTELLIGENT and will learn once you see how its done and are given the information.