Customer Reviews

Developing JavaBeans Using VisualAge for Java, Version 2

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

Book is "hands on"; reader is led through the construction of several moderate sized examples. Got me started with VisualAge, so I gave it an OK rating.

Repetitive: Goes over how to accompolish various tasks click by click. This a feature the first time, but the author repeats these click by click instructions for every task in almost every subsequent chapter.

Simplistic: Does not take enough time to explain what is being accomplished; it simply instructs the reader to click here and then click there. Some explaination is given but not nearly enough.

I have done all the exercises in the book and I found it especially helpful in using IDE IBMVAJ 2.0 and intermediate level development also, but not suited for advance development. It skims thru' the basics on Java Beans and server side implementation details. Need to read another solid book after this for serious development.Nevertheless a good introductory book for IDE in IBMVAJ.

The author needs to group together the VisualAge IDE concepts and separate them from the program development concepts. If you took out all the wordiness the book would be half the size. This book was aweful!

This book is very simplistic, good for beginners who want to learn VisualAge. It is not good for beginners who want to learn Java. The book glosses over many Java concepts concentrating on VisualAge. JavaBeans are mentioned in a very superficial way. This book needs much more Java content.

Gets one star for including VisualAge on the CD.

As an IBM consultant and very senior technical employee, I got this book and heaps of related education for free.

This book is authoritative on the subject matter, and I give it credit and one star for that. Simply presented but too short I think. However, the material at hand is a complete waste. One would do far better to study and learn the material in any of the O'Reilly or other core java books, because in the real world, that's what customers need and pay their consultants for. Of course, just my opinion

This book is great for someone who already knows Java, but needs to learn VA quickly. I will be joining a project that uses VA so I need to jump from a text editor to an IDE. This book shows you how to move around easily in VisualAge. It gives tips and tricks of the tool and gives good examples to clarify the text. If you want to learn the Java language, this book is not for you. I didn't give 5 stars because I would have liked more information on advanced features of the tool for servlets and EJB's. However, with the start-up I got from this book, I can learn that on my own.

This is a great book for learning how to use VisualAge for Java. There are many hints and tips on how to develop java programs and use the IDE.

This book is not comprehensive. Some of the topics are not clear. Good book for beginners not experts.

A very misleading title designed to seperate you from your money. The CD-ROM contains the VisualAge Professional Edition but if you don't have the Enterprise Edition you can't do any of the exercises relating to Enterprise Java Beans. Clever of them to include the words "Enterprise" and "Java" in the title and a Chapter on EJB's in the Contents.

VisualAge for Java is the best Java design environment. This book is a great resource for understanding the full potential of VisualAge. Exceptionally clear! Great examples! In depth coverage (servlets, EJBs, etc.).