Sun Java(TM) Studio Creator Development Pack: Field Guide and Creator Software Package [Paperback]

Gail Anderson (Author), Paul Anderson (Author), Sun Microsystems (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 30, 2004

Sun Java™ Studio Creator offers you a remarkably productive visual environment for building, integrating, and delivering business-critical applications. Based on JavaServer™ Faces, Java Studio Creator delivers the "Write Once, Run Anywhere" benefits of Java programming and contains many features that simplify your Java coding, including:

• Drag-and-drop layout of user interfaces and component infrastructures
• Event handlers
• Synchronized application editors
• Round-trip development model

This exclusive development pack includes BOTH the Java Studio Creator Field Guide book AND the Java Studio Creator software, along with a one-year Sun Developer Network (SDN) Standard subscription which gives you access to the premium content and support services available from Sun for Java Studio Creator. Everything you need to develop and deploy complex web applications quickly and easily--at one incredible price!

Direct from Sun, the Java Studio Creator Field Guide is your definitive guide to Java Studio Creator. Leading Java platform instructors and consultants Gail and Paul Anderson help you use Java Studio Creator to simplify and accelerate your entire development process.

One step at a time, the Andersons walk you through

• Mastering Java Studio Creator's interface and workflow
• Simplifying Web application development with JavaServer Faces components, validators, and data converters
• Controlling multi-page Web application flow with the Page Navigation editor
• Building Java Studio Creator projects with JavaBeans™ components
• Accessing Web services using XML-based open standards (including a case study using Google Web Service APIs)
• Using databases and data-aware components--including detailed coverage of new JDBC™ RowSets
• Customizing applications: localization, internationalization, and custom validation
• Debugging with Java Studio Creator's built-in debugger

With Java Studio Creator and the field guide, you'll spend less time on application "plumbing"--leaving more time for the high-value tasks you really care about. Simply put, you'll get more done, faster...and have more fun doing it.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; Package edition (August 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131499947
• ISBN-13: 978-0131499942
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,944,263 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you are using Mac OS X..., November 8, 2004

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Mark E. Davidson (San Jose, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sun Java(TM) Studio Creator Development Pack: Field Guide and Creator Software Package (Paperback)

I just received my copy of this package, so I haven't had time to thoroughly review the book (but what I have seen is very good). I wanted to point out something for Mac OS X users... the CD that comes in this package does NOT have the Mac OS X version of Creator on it. It has the Windows, Solaris and Red Hat Linux versions. This might confuse some people, since Sun's web site says that this release (2004Q2) is available for Mac OS X and Solaris x86.



Even worse, there's nothing in the FAQ about this, and the updating instructions for this product assume you already have it installed. However, since the installer is a binary program, you can't install the Mac OS X version because you don't have it on the CD, so you can't update it.



It turns out that the serial number you are given when you purchase this package will work on the "trial" version from the Sun web site. Just download the Mac OS X trial version and, when asked for the serial number, use the one that comes with your package. The trial copy will become a fully purchased retail copy. As far as I can tell, this is perfectly legitimate since you are given installers for other OSs and Mac OS X is supported by this release.

I'm giving this 5 stars for two reasons. 1) Kudos to Sun for supporting the Mac, and 2) Kudos to Sun for producing such a cool tool!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Deal, January 5, 2005

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Allan C. Tan "allan" (Manila, Philippines) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sun Java(TM) Studio Creator Development Pack: Field Guide and Creator Software Package (Paperback)

This is a good deal considering that you get 1 year subscription on SDN which is already $99 from Sun. The book is good for beginners with detailed description on how to drag and drop using SJSC. It has covered UI design/creation to DB connection and access. However, the examples in the are pretty simple.

0 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Got the OS X Part, December 17, 2004

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R. Williams "code slubber" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sun Java(TM) Studio Creator Development Pack: Field Guide and Creator Software Package (Paperback)

This package is a lot like that ice cream you get at the super market that looks great in the case and then you eat like half the carton before you realize you are being tantalized by something that has been ruthlessly pumped full of air. There are many things in this book that offensively wrong (like encouraging people to use System.out.println). On the whole, this is aimed squarely at the santa's elves market of would-be Java VBers.