Customer Reviews

Web Programming with the SAP Web Application Server

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Granted, the language in this book does not put it in the catagory of "literature", but I don't think that's why any of us are buying it. I have found it to be an fantastic addition to my team library, and the developers on my team have thanked my for getting it. If you're trying to ramp up on SAP's Web App server, this book is well worth $70. There are some basic sections, which most of my guys can skip, but for those who need more backgroud, that information (all from the SAP perspective) is very useful. Also, we have been getting a lot out of the mini-SAP CDs that come with it (you have to send in a coupon, that comes with the book, but there is no extra charge for the 3 CDs). One tip - don't let outside consultants borrow it. We had 2 copies taken already!

For anyone that needs to learn about Web AS, especially BSPs, I strongly recommend it. Or, you can wait around for Shakespeare to come back to life and write a play on this subject...

This book is written too superficially, it must have more practical stuff in it for you to get used to. This would help you get an idea of what the SAP WAS is, but you would probably need something else to really start using the SAP WAS..

High profile for getting familiar with Web application Server. Some concept goes too superficial. If one has been working with WAS for a while, this book may not be that useful.

There is some good information to be found in this book. However, the layout is very poor with information scattered across multiple chapters. Considerable time is spent going over the basics of DHTML, CSS, and JavaScript - which is a waste of time for a book of this price. As the majority of the book is focused on BSP development, I was disappointed that the coverage was not nearly as clear as one might find in the O'Reilly series on ASP.NET and J2EE. It's not a complete waste, but most of the material can be found on help.sap.com.