Instant Messaging Systems: Cracking the Code [Paperback]

Dreamtech Software Team (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 25, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0764549537 | ISBN-13: 978-0764549533

* Complete instant messaging applications with design specifications, flow diagrams and source code with line-by-line explanation.
* Includes 2 different Jabber-compliant IM solutions - Java based and .NET based with C#.
* Each solution makes heavy use of web services.
* The IM client is extended beyond the desktop to include handheld wireless devices.
ABOUT THE CD-ROM
CD ROM includes fully functioning IM systems built in the book, along with complete source code and additional 3rd party development tools.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Create Tomorrow's Instant Messaging Applications Today

In this unique guide, a crack team of software engineers delivers the programming solutions and source code you need to jump start a Java- or C#-based instant messaging project using the Jabber protocol. With flow charts and line-by-line analysis of a professional-quality instant messaging system, they show you how to solve typical IM programming challenges - and create your own Jabber application using Java or C#, Web services, XML, ADO.NET, J2ME, and other cutting-edge technologies.

Take an In-Depth Look at Professional-Grade Instant Messaging Applications
* Java instant messaging server module
* C# instant messaging server module
* Java instant messaging client module
* C# instant messaging client module
* J2ME mobile client extension
* Integrate instant messaging applications with Web services
* More than 14,000 lines of documented code

The CD-ROM features:
* Jabber-compatible instant messaging system, in both Java and C# versions, with a J2ME mobile extension
* Java 2 Software Development Kit Standard Edition, version 1.4 for Windows
* Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition, Wireless Toolkit 1.0.3
* Forte for Java, release 3.0, Community Edition
* Tomcat
* Xerces
* kXML

Note: All software tested at the Dreamtech Software Research Lab

About the Author

DreamTech Software India, Inc., is a leading provider of corporate software solutions. Based in New Delhi, India, the Dreamtech software team has more than 50 years of combined software engineering experience.

Product Details

• Paperback: 700 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (June 25, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764549537
• ISBN-13: 978-0764549533
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #321,209 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This book is not recommended, December 10, 2002

By 

Michael F. Collins, III (San Ramon, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Instant Messaging Systems: Cracking the Code (Paperback)

I made the mistake of purchasing this book without thoroughly looking through it. I saw some of the code samples and it looked interesting. I was primarily drawn to it because of the use of Jabber, which is referred to prominently on the back cover and in the first chapter.

The actual book is pretty bad. As a previous reviewer stated, the editing is horrible. Many of the sentences make no sense and go back and forth through past and present tense.

The system that the authors built and describe in the book is not a Jabber solution. They built their own IM system based on web services and basically built an adapter to link up to a Jabber server. They offer no reasons why they do not implement a full Jabber server/client system. Their examples make no sense.

I highly recommend that you stay away from this book.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Do NOT Buy this book., October 1, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Instant Messaging Systems: Cracking the Code (Paperback)

I made the mistake of buying this book without checking other reader reviews.

After reading a few sections, I was apalled by how poorly edited and revised the text was - to the point that it severely detracts from the technical knowledge that one hopes to gain by buying it.

Written by an Indian development team, it seems the book's language was never edited and revised for native English readers. Many sentences border on being comical.

I promptly returned the book and have since purchased the Jabber Developer's Handbook by Dana Moore and William Wright. So far this latter book is quite helpful.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Awfully written and badly edited, July 1, 2002

By 

John Galvin (Downingtown, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Instant Messaging Systems: Cracking the Code (Paperback)

This book is terrible. Many of the sentences don't make sense. The book is full of misspellings, bad english, and typographical mistakes which make it unreadable. For example, all '-' characters are misprinted as a box character. The book is mostly comprised of source code listings with line by line annotated descriptions of what appears to be obvious descriptions. For example, descriptions such as "Line 374: Sets variable index to 0". for the obvious line of code "index = 0;". Read the materials on jabber.org and you'll save your money and learn more!