Java Servlets by Example [Paperback]

Alan R Williamson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1999

An excellent reference for cutting-edge technology that is leaner, faster, portable, and easy to maintain.

Editorial Reviews

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". . . one of the new wave of Servlet books coming onto the market. I put this book to the ultimate test. I needed to learn servlets very fast for a client and it succeeded. In conclusion, this book really helped me out in a pinch and I do refer to it. It is a good book to use to start learning about Servlets." -- Java Metroplex User Group Web Site, November 99.

"Alan Williamson has done an admirable job of teaching servlet programming through useful, typically non-trivial examples that demonstrate real-world solutions to common problems. If you plan to work with servlets (or already work with them) Java Servlets By Example will help you hone your craft and allow you to draw on some good ideas in the process.

The layered unveiling of concepts, clear explanations, and effective communication make Java Servlets By Example an excellent choice for novice or expert servlet developers alike. The examples are numerous and pragmatic, providing a practical look at the development process and exploring potentially useful foundations you can take and apply in a real commercial solution. In all, this book delivers on the promise of teaching servlet programming by example and represents a fine investment for almost any Java programmer." -- Claude Duguay, Java Zone Book Review of the Week, January, 2000

Product Details

• Paperback: 548 pages
• Publisher: Manning Publications (July 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 188477766X
• ISBN-13: 978-1884777660
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,039,532 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very superficial book, November 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Java Servlets by Example (Paperback)

The style of the author is superficial and the examples are shallow (except for the chapter on On-line games). The code printed in this book needs a lot of debugging if one were to execute them.

In the chapter on "Servlets and RMI" the author actually tries to convince that multiple inheritance is possible in Java. Obviously that piece of code does not compile and leads the reader to question the credibility of the rest of the examples and about the book itself.

Get yourself Jason Hunter's book if you want some in-depth information about servlets.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money!, July 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Java Servlets by Example (Paperback)

This was easily one of the worst technical books that I've ever seen. After waiting several months past the initial publication date, I expected the book to be full of great servlet examples. Instead, the book contained examples of servlets that have been available on the web for a year. (Actually, I didn't see anything that I couldn't get off the web in this book.) What was worse, there was no CD with the source code delivered with the book. One other thing that bothered me about this book is that the design was VERY bad. Code examples were broken up between pages, and the caption for the example was at the bottom of the code example and not at the top. So, when looking at the start of the example, it was hard to know what the example was for. Also, there wasn't sufficient white space between captions, paragraphs, and section headers, and there wasn't enough of a difference between the fonts and sizes for the captions and the section headers. All of this made the book practically worthless. (Thank God Amazon.com accepts returns!!!!!!!)

If you really want a servlet book, look at 'Inside Servlets: Server-Side Programming for the Java Platform' by Dustin Callaway instead.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars garbage, February 1, 2000

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Dickens "Charles" (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Java Servlets by Example (Paperback)

I'm new to servlet programming, but sufficiently prepared to realize that this is a very sloppy written book. I also suspect that the author doesn't have the insight and posseses only superficial take on the subject. Don't buy it !