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JavaServer Pages: Your Visual Blueprint to Designing Dynamic Content with JSP

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This is a decent JSP book, but to use it, you'll need to have some prior experience with Java or have another Java reference handy because explainations are brief and not always worded in the best way. I think this book actually serves the purpose of a quick reference better than a tutorial.

I like how each topic opens to its own two page section, breaking things down into digestable chunks of information. However, what I find rather annoying is how code is displayed in various stages of being typed. It presents the reader with the rather tedious task of trying to figure out what was added between snapshots of the code in Windows Notepad. To me, it doesn't make sense to have different shots of 15 lines of code progressively being typed out with explainations given for key points within the incomplete code. I would much rather see those 15 lines all at once and read the explainations of the points of interest like every other book does (and for good reason).

It's not for beginners. You will need other books to understand it. Most pages are too basic, and it suddenly introduces higher level stuff from nowhere.... The technical support will refer you ... - just use the website instead!

Perfect book for experienced programmers, as well as new comers, who just begin to learn JSP coding. Read this book first to get your hands on feeling and then read other books for theory. Nice content design, simple to understand. If you cannot start JSP coding from this book, don't try others.

Like all the other books in its series, this book is simple and easy to follow. It starts with a brief introduction to Java programming before diving into JSP material. The topics that it covers include: using variables, creating and handling forms, dealing with cookies, adding javabeans, interfacing databases, error handling, custom tags, file handling and servlets.
However, it covers each topic ever so briefly, often ignoring critical details that would leave you unable to make your page display at all! For example, in the Javabeans section, the book tells me to look up my web server for where I store Javabeans. Generally, this book follows a narrow track of possibilities and is best utilized as a throw-away training manual.

This book is great for anyone wanting a quick understanding of Java and JavaServer Pages. I came away from the book with a great start creating JSPs and a good idea on setting up the Tomcat web server.

This one is for Beginners and for those who want to have a quick overview of JSP.It comes with Tomcat's Java Server which is easy to install and understand.

This book covers everything too fast. If you already have a good knowlege of Java this book, you will be able to apply your knowledge and learn JSP. Unfortunately I don't know much Java and this book covers the examples so fast, that I have no idea how to apply to my own work. I think I'll wait till the JSP Fast and Easy Web Development book comes out. I have the Coldfusion and PHP books in this series. Both are quite good.

The 'beginners' are not only the readers of this book, but also the auther & technical support. As other books they've published, it's not for 'beginners'. It's better to use SUN's wesite (which they seem to refer every time they receive questions from readers) than to buy this book.

I've learned a lot from this book as a beginner.For a short time you can learn the basics of jsp.But this book is not for professionals.But for beginners I gave it 5 stars.

I read all 5 reviews and I agree with them in what they all are saying. I loved the quick reference book style and this book explained things in more detail than Java Server Pages from Scratch. Its a great quick reference that won't get you bogged down on the details of mastering each topic just yet. You will need another JSP book after you read this one. This is a good intro book. I do think this book is introductory level if you have some prior web programming experience in another other than Java so that you are atleast familiar with setting up servers, etc. If not than I see why you thought this book was advanced. I am greatful the authors wrote this book in that it really helped me break through the understanding of this complex language.