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Advanced Techniques for Java Developers

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Advanced Techniques for Java Developers provides a good overivew of the newest Java technologies. Topics covered include JFC, Java Media, JavaBeans, EJB, RMI, JDBC, Servlets, Threads, Security, JNI, Network Computers and the Java OS. This breadth of topics gives the reader a good idea of where Java development is and what Java can do.

The sections on JFC and 2-D/3-D media provided me with a needed update on the features of the Java 2 release. The also provides some good descriptions of the inner-workings of Java and the reasoning behind its design. This especially applies to the sections on Security and Threads.

My main complaint about the book relates to the amount of "Preaching" and "Advertising" it does. At one point, the authors devote page after page to the advantages of OO programming and a Three Tiered Architecture. I think anyone reading an "Advanced Java" book would already see the advantages. Two chapters are devoted to promoting Network Computers and the subsequent description of the JavaOS. I found little value in these chapters.

If you want to know what Java can do for you, then get this book. If you've already decided to use Java in you development and you need a detailed guide to a certain package (RMI, Servlets, Swing etc.) then this book won't meet all your needs.

If you are a serious developer, aviod this book. It does not provide any advanced techniques, the samples are limited and there is nothing advanced about them. Review the sample code that is provided for JDBC transactions and you will understand this point. However managers who need information on Java in more details that the differnt magazines provide, this book may be for them.

There are thousands of books on Java and some are very good, for example ThinkinginJava, but this book is a cut above the rest in terms of how it explains the deep details of JVM and the Java design concepts, it also is amongst the first to discuss some very advanced java topics prior to any other. It is as if the javasoft developers wrote this book.

is the first advanced Java 2 book I have seen on the market. The book covers topics including JFC, Media, Networking, I/O, JavaBeans, Distributed Applicationns, RMI, JDBC, Servlets, EJB, Threading, Security, JNI, NC, and the JavaOS.

This is an odd mix of topics. Some of the materials not really advanced like networking and I/O. Other topics are very technical in nature (e.g. threads). On the other hand, the book has some very non-technical topics like NC and the JavaOS.

Overall though, most of the topics are handled well. The books actually excels in the less technical topics and is in some ways on par with "Not Just Java", an excellent non-technical analysis of Java. The technical topics are still covered pretty well though I saw a couple of technical errors. An example is "All of the Java libraries are thread safe." If it said "Almost all", I would have agreed. However, the collections API is not thread safe by default for performance reasons. From browsing Sun's bug database, it appears that parts of Swing are non-thread safe too.

It definitely is a good book especially when discussing more Java market related issues such as the NC and the JavaOS.

I think it's a very good book for any developers who want to have a general knowledge (with some little examples) about the new advanced technologies. I'd really like to have some other technical books as clear and full as this one...

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It is not a book for developers, it is just a book for people who needs to take some information about java technologies.

So, this book is not neither an advanced book. And absolutely nor a book for a developer, I think.

I bought it anyway and now I am regretful about it. I wish I could buy Deitel's Advanced Java book instead.

Believed the title, I bought the book. But unfortunately I have seen the book does not contain any advanced code or technique.

It gives brief explanations about java features for about 400 pages, and the book comes to the end like this.

I think the book is not for a developer who is seeking an advanced coding book, but this book is suitable for anyone who want to take some information about java technologies.

I read this book before a series of job interviews, and by relating to my already existing knowledge of Java, I was able to discuss with confidence some of the emerging technologies in Java. Well I landed a great job and I have a better understanding of how all the pieces (EJB, Servlets, and RMI) fit together.

Gives a good overview of many topics. Most of these topics have books devoted primarily to them, but this book gave me a single place to read about all of them. It does not have a lot of code - code is mostly as small examples. The chapter on JFC and Swing seemed out of place to me, mainly if you look at it along with the other technologies covered, like Java Media, JDBC, JavaServer, JNI, RMI, JDBC, JavaOS,... I was able to go to any particular chapter without much dependencies. I did find some spelling mistakes even at a glance. Overall a Good Read !

Covers a number of different Java topics (both client and sever side) to a good level of depth. Recommended if you are familiar with the basics of Java and want to go to the next level.