Java RMI: Remote Method Invocation [Paperback]

Troy Bryan Downing (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764580434 | ISBN-13: 978-0764580437 | Publication Date: February 2, 1998

Building distributed applications in Java has never been easier. Java RMI: Remote Method Invocation is a new how-to guide that supplies you with all the information you need to create advanced network applications like databases, Chat servers, and more.

Java RMI: Remote Method Invocation is also the consummate reference for every Java programmer interested in RMI. This book offers a complete overview of Java RMI, including classes, interfaces, and RMI Name Service. And it provides in-depth explanations of advanced Java RMI concepts, real-world applications, and a quick reference for RMI packages and classes.

The CD-ROM features the Java Development Kit 1.1.4 as well as the source code for all the examples in this book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (February 2, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764580434
• ISBN-13: 978-0764580437
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,486,799 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too basic for a dedicated RMI book, April 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Java RMI: Remote Method Invocation (Paperback)

This is a fairly basic introduction to RMI, going nowhere near the detail available through the JDK documentation. This is not a book for those already in the know about RMI. The author tends to make a big deal of inconsequential topics (eg. the server name does not need to be specified when binding). A lot of effort is spent in showing java code to do things "the hard way" or even "the wrong way" (eg. doing your own serialisation, writing a socket comms protocol) without any attempt to explain why you might want to (other than "Becuase you might need to" - although I suspect its probably "to pad out a book"). The content of this book would have made a decent chapter in a larger, more general "advanced java" book, but does not provide enough meat to stand on its own.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Useful but Advanced Tech. for Java Developers is better., September 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Java RMI: Remote Method Invocation (Paperback)

Advanced Tech. for Java Developers contains in one chapter what this book drags out. But ATFJD also gives you good info on Beans, Servlets, JNI ... . If some one gives you a copy of Java RMI you will get something out of it, but buy the other one. I bought both (sigh).

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Incompetent book, July 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Java RMI: Remote Method Invocation (Paperback)

This book is not for a serious distributed developer. The book takes a look at RMI from 100,000 feet. If you are a serious RMI user, you are better off reading Javasoft RMI tutorials and RMI specification.