Professional Java Server Programming J2ee, 1.3 Edition

Although it's several years out of print, I haven't found a better introduction to J2EE textbook and thus, am still using it in my classes. Think it's not worth it? ... better buy one fast because the price of the used ones is going up instead of down. Another remarkable feature of the book is that the original code still runs fine on Tomcat 5. Multi-author? yes, but since one of them is Rod Johnson, it also has historical relevance. No, I'm not associated with Interface21.

This book is its complete but contains a concise compendium of all J2EE fundamentals and technologies. The material is easy to read and code is easy to follow. I have not seen any other book that covers all J2EE-based technologies in detail that this book covers. I have also put this book as a textbook for my J2EE course at UTA. This book gives a comprehensive coverage of all J2EE technologies, concepts, APIs and components. Each chapter in the book can be independently studied and read in any order which is one of the best selling points of this book. This book is an excellent introduction book to J2EE which also makes it a highly seeked textbook for J2EE courses. This is also an excellent hand-on book.

This book has it all. It talks about all the different Java technologies and provides enough detail to learn them thoroughly. Although there are some differences in the presentation due to different authors, every chapter is explained well. This book is a good reference due to its in depth discussions. Very ideal for java architects and senior developers who do design and architecture.

From time to time, I read many Java/J2EE books and on-line articles. What I like about this book is its complete but concise introduction of various J2EE topics. The content is easy to read and the code is easy to follow. (I am using Forte 3.0 CE, J2SE_1.3.1, J2EE_1.3 and J2EE Toolkit 2.1) After reading this book, not only will you know how to use each API but also obtain comprehensive coverage about J2EE components. Best of all, you can just focus on the chapter that is most important to you without the need to start from page 1. If you are getting started for J2EE server-side programming, seek no further. This is an excellent hand-on book. However, this book may not contain the real-life codes that you are looking for...

What can i say?? I used it to pass Sun Certified Web Component Developer and on project!! Big book! worth the $$ ! just buy and read it.