Javasup Tmdatabase Programming

First of all, I was not troubled by the writing style or any of the other things some of the previous reviews mentioned. For those of you who complained about the amount of source code in the book, I would just say that while the book is largely source, it is there for a reason. It would be really hard to explain the book if the code were not there. I suppose he could have asked us all to download the code, but I would have been *less* likely to buy the book if I knew I had to print everything out myself. (And yes, when I am learning, I like to see the code written out on paper - I don't like taking my laptop in the car to read, but I do enjoy the portability of a book. But I suppose that's a whole other debate.)Anyway.... this is a great book for learning how to write your own DB. I have been meaning to write this review for a long time. I have checked this book out of my local university library at least 3 times, and I finally am going to bite the bullet and just buy the thing! No more worries if it will be stolen or "lost" by another student.There are a lot of books out there that will show you how to code SQL and how to work with drivers. This is one of the few books that shows you how to make your own database and how to make your own drivers. This knowledge is indispensible to people who think they know everything about databases already. One of my biggest accomplishments in my master's program was being able to say that I wrote my own database. This book helped!! Now that I am a PhD candidate, I plan to use this book whenever I have to teach a database class in the future. I agree with the previous reviewers who said to put out a new edition though! This is the only reason I did not give this book 5 stars. A lot has changed in Java over 4 or 5 years since the first edition came out. I would like to see some newer Java features integrated into the product, and especially see those explained in the book.

I'm upset at this (anonymous) review that resorts to a personal attack, in which it claims certain aspects of my writing style are attempts to prove I'm "with it". Perhaps the writing style is not for everyone - I admit that this book meanders more than it should at some points, but this was done in an attempt to liven up what could have been a dull topic, and not to prove whether I'm with it or not.The assertion that the sample code won't compile upsets me quite a bit, as well: not only have I created Jepstone.net to offer support and discussion forums for readers of my books, but since the book's release, I've been updating the example code to keep current with the latest changes in Java and JDBC.If that reader truly has a problem with the example code, he or she should post a message to the discussion forums, and the problem will be remedied quickly.- Brian Jepson

The author really gets into the basics and explains how an SQL engine works, how to use JDBC drivers and even how to write JDBC Drivers. All of it was written straightforward and easy to understand. Great book!

A very well written and useful book. Contains all I needed to know to begin Java database programming. Caters well for the terminally impatient like me. Having got started with a simple Java application that connected to a database, I found the book continued to be useful as I returned to hone my skills.

This is an extremely useful and timely overview of database issues when the language is Java as well as a cookbook of solutions. Jepson understands the subject very, very well and swoops around the material with joyous abandon (one example from the table of contents: "The Banshee Screams for Database Meat"). The book includes source to tinySQL in Java and describes the gory details of creating a JDBC driver and accessing it from Java. The source is available online and Jepson makes himself available by email. Reading the book is very much like having a conversation, distractions , intellectual toys and all, with a brilliant programmer. He knows his stuff; but will you suffer through examples featuring Rita, Maxwell Edison and Mr. Kite just because Mr. Jepson is listening to the Beatles as he writes? That's the only reason this excellent book is not a 10 IMHO.