Developing Intranet Applications With Java (SAMS Developer's Guide) [Paperback]

Jerry Ablan (Author)

Book Description

Series: SAMS Developer's Guide | Publication Date: October 1996

Aimed at the professional programmer, this provides an introduction to the concepts of Java and intranets before going into detail on designing and building the applications. A CD-ROM is included which contains the source code for the examples of commercial grade Java intranet applications.

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Amazon.com Review

The first third of Developing Intranet Applications with Java isn't strictly about Java. Rather, it's about intranets, with some information about Java development environments and code style. (The author has some novel ideas about pretty-printing.) This may be a selling point for those who have been called upon to set up an intranet and implement Java programs on it all at once; others may consider it filler material.

The cool thing in Developing Intranet Applications with Java is that author Jerry Ablan has put together custom software for both the book and its accompanying CD-ROM. The Java Intranet Framework (JIF) is a set of classes you can use as a base for writing corporate intranet tools. In fact, Ablan goes into great detail about using the JIF to write a conference tool, a benefits-management tool, the electronic equivalent of a magnetic in/out board, a product maintenance tracker, and several other tools. It's interesting to see how the JIF facilitates these products and how you can expand upon them. If you want to see, in detail, how one programmer created a suite of intranet tools, this book is the one for you.

From the Publisher

This book shows developers the intricacies of Java intranet development. It teaches how to create interactive databases, multimedia, animations, and sound for use on the intranet. - Teaches how to add interactivity to Web databases

- Discusses the various ways Java is used and can be used for intranet development

- CD-ROM includes source code from the book and powerful Java utilities

Product Details

• Paperback: 492 pages
• Publisher: Sams Publishing (October 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575211661
• ISBN-13: 978-1575211664
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,426,476 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical examples of real applications in Java, October 7, 1999

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This review is from: Developing Intranet Applications With Java (SAMS Developer's Guide) (Paperback)

This is one of the few Java books that goes beyond being documentation of the API's to actually showing how you would make some applications. His tools coincide with tools we have made for a real application. This is a Java 1.1 book, but the frameworks and utilities Jerry introduces are very useful.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good Bits but does not Hang Together, August 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Developing Intranet Applications With Java (SAMS Developer's Guide) (Paperback)

Good Bits but does not Hang Together Ablan is obviously a good 'techie' but has problems in communicating his ideas. I do not blame him but the sloppy Editing - Sams should hire a new Editor. Not for those starting off with Java & Inet projects. Typos, the CD has wrong chapters & after a few days gave up in trying to get the JIF examples working. There is no documentation / instructions on how to get it up & running (not in the book/CD). What a waste, as looked quite interesting.

No discussion on Servlets vers Applets et al, or the limitations of doing it his way. Advice to Jerry Ablan: get a new editor, cover Servelets & reissue the book Note to SAMS (you seem to be more interested in $$$$bucks~$$$ for profits, too much sloppy & poor editing,compare that with O'Reilly; if I see book released by you versus O'Reilly - GUESS which pedigree I'll buy !!)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book but need background in JDBC database, March 24, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Developing Intranet Applications With Java (SAMS Developer's Guide) (Paperback)

Could provide fully developed ready to use applications complete with pass word, http inclusion and references to primer books on data base and jdbc as prepatory to Intranet Applicatons with Java.