Database Programming with JDBC and Java

George Reese did an excellent job in this book of providing an introduction to the technologies and concepts required for developing a Persistence Framework. In particluar, I enjoyed his discussions of EJB, I found his example and text to give a better description of the main concepts (and shortfalls) of EJB than of any other book I had read, even books on EJB. I only wish the book had a better title reflecting what was discussed in the "Applied JDBC" section. If it did I would have picked it up earlier and not had to go through some of the pain that I did previously when comparing a persistent framework I work with to EJB.

This is a great book about the design and implementation of a persistence framework in a distributed environment. All those one/two star reviews from the other readers made me buy this one. Even if you're not using Java as a programming language, the concepts mentioned are easy to adapt to C++.

An excellent book for at least intermediate level Java programmers. Good mention of the importance of design patterns. Very worthwhile coverage of distributed applications with JDBC and RMI. An interesting "big picture" book to read, and includes an entire well-thought out application.

The best Java book covers 3-tier application. I found this book covers RMI is even better than other "JAVA RMI" book. The code is well organized and use good design patterns.

As many have noted, the title of this book is probably a misnomer. It does cover JDBC to a reasonable depth in a very well executed fashion, but it does not go in depth enough to be the standard reference on the subject. However, don't let this keep you from reading this book! It's a panacea for distributed application development, object persistence, and even a dash of design patterns. RMI and JDBC are the technologies used to illustrate the excellent thought process that went into this book, and it is much more valuable than any Teach Yourself JDBC in 21 Days sort of book will ever be. You may need a more complete reference book if you will be doing a lot of JDBC programming, but this book will teach you how JDBC is best used, which in the end is much more valuable.Once you know what you are getting into, you will find that this book meets your needs rather well.