Developing Java Servlets (Sams Professional) [Paperback]

James Goodwill (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0672316005 | ISBN-13: 978-0672316005 | Publication Date: July 1999

Developing Java Servlets is a comprehensive, code-intensive book for professional Java developers. It explains the Java Servlet API architecture and client-server development concepts, and contains detailed, professional programming techniques for building sophisticated e-commerce and database servlet applications. This book explains HTTP, MIME, server-side includes, and other web-based client-server technologies that developers need to understand to build any servlet application. In addition, the book covers JDBC, RMI, CORBA, and other object technologies to the degree are needed to build sophisticated Java servlets.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

For Java developers, download time and execution performance significantly limit the practical sphere of Java applets. Server-side Java is the key solution. Developing Java Servlets presents this important technology for proficient Java developers; however, don't look here for a primer to the base Java language.

While the book includes numerous Java code examples, the lack of a companion CD-ROM is disappointing. And while there is a reference to the publisher's Web site, it wasn't easy to find the URL in the book. The writing is also a bit choppy in places.

To illustrate many of the concepts in the book, a complete sample application is presented. The author uses an online movie catalog system as the book's case study. This example includes database access, user interface implementation, and simple shopping basket features to put the technology in good perspective.

Developing Java Servlets expects readers to have expertise in Java and a basic understanding of object-oriented programming going in. As long as you have this background, it is a solid manual to the cross-platform server processing architecture. --Stephen W. Plain

Topics covered: Development environment, communication details of servlets, and using servlets to access databases with the Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) architecture.

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Developing Java Servlets is a comprehensive, code-intensive book for professional Java developers. It explains the Java Servlet API architecture and client-server development concepts, and contains detailed, professional programming techniques for building sophisticated e-commerce and database servlet applications. This book explains HTTP, MIME, server-side includes, and other web-based client-server technologies that developers need to understand to build any servlet application. In addition, the book covers JDBC, RMI, CORBA, and other object technologies to the degree are needed to build sophisticated Java servlets.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 515 pages
• Publisher: Sams Publishing (July 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672316005
• ISBN-13: 978-0672316005
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,483,389 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Primer? Maybe. Reference? No Way, March 20, 2000

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javaboy (SF) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Developing Java Servlets (Sams Professional) (Paperback)

There are two polarized schools of thought in the customer reviews of this book. Most say 'its the best' while a few of us say 'waste of time'. My read is that its a decent into to servlets for novices. But it is ultimately insufficient for anyone doing serious proffessional servlet work. The table of contents covers almost all the bases you'd want a servlet book to cover. But it gets increasingly shallow as you get into it. And the examples just don't cut it.

Bottom line: its not a bad first taste of servlets for novices. But if you do servlets proffessionally, this is a light read. Expect to need another reference text.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's the best Book for learning Java Servlets!, November 1, 1999

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Luis Claudio ([e-mail]) (São Paulo, Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Developing Java Servlets (Sams Professional) (Paperback)

This is a great book for those new to servlets. I had no servlet experience! After I read it, I could create my own servlets quickly (http, forms, jdbc, rmi and others servlets applications). The samples are easy for beginners to follow and got me writing and running servlets by myself. I recommend it to those new to Java Servlets.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rapid Introduction to Servlets - Good book for good price, December 6, 1999

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V Rao Kuna - See all my reviews

This review is from: Developing Java Servlets (Sams Professional) (Paperback)

It is a pretty good book on Java Servlets and also include other server side Java concepts. Be aware, this book is useful only if U know java programming concepts and wanted to learn Java Servlets and ofcourse, the book is intended for the same. Author, introduced all basic/important servlet programming concepts very clearly/briefly with simple, easy to understand examples and this book can be used for fast track learning. The price is also very less and I am sure U won't repend for buying this book.