What is WebSphere? Java, J2EE, Portal and Beyond! (Demystifying IBM's Middle Tier Technology) [Paperback]

Cameron W McKenzie (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1598729012 | ISBN-13: 978-1598729016 | Publication Date: June 14, 2007

What is WebSphere? is the reference you need to start understanding, managing, and capitalizing on an IBM based, WebSphere infrastructure. As a developer, mentor and technical trainer, the author, Cameron McKenzie, has been preaching the virtues of WebSphere for years. However, in his sermons, the same questions keep coming up, over and over again. What is WebSphere? tackles those questions in a funny, informative and easy to understand manner. This book is the best tool around for demystifying IBM's middle-tier technology. What is WebSphere? tackles those 'need to know' questions to which both WebSphere soldiers and J2EE neophytes need to have the answers. If you want to learn about WebSphere in a hurry, but you don't want to read a 700 page textbook that is littered with unreadable code, this is the book for you. In fact, the author promises right off the bat to demystify WebSphere without throwing all sorts of HTML and Java code in your face. Of course, the author breaks that promise on about half a dozen pages, but the sentiment remains. Whether you're a DBA, a senior systems analyst, a project manager, or a Java developer, there is knowledge in this book that you absolutely need to have..... The sections on demystifying J2EE and the WebSphere runtime environment will empower project managers to make more effective management decisions. The section on connection pooling and JDBC management will enlighten DBAs. The advanced sections on WebSphere classloaders, Java Naming (JNDI) and session management will enable developers to better leverage the services afforded to them by the WebSphere Application Server. And the sections on the WebSphere runtime will help J2EE architects make more enlightened infrastructure decisions. It doesn't matter who you are - if you are using WebSphere, you need the knowledge contained in this book! Order your copy now! www.portorials.com www.scja.com

Product Details

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: PulpJava (June 14, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598729012
• ISBN-13: 978-1598729016
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,010,241 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Out-dated and mis-leading, September 2, 2008

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WAS_fellow - See all my reviews

This review is from: What is WebSphere? Java, J2EE, Portal and Beyond! (Demystifying IBM's Middle Tier Technology) (Paperback)

I purchase the book based on some review. But it turn out it was really out-dated and some of the term the author himself can't explain well. It does has pulp fiction style, not suitable and serious enough for the real world at all. $65 for a 279 paged (2/3 of junk non-sense), pocket size out-dated little book? not worth it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book *** Easy read *** Friendly Author *** Highly recommended ***, September 5, 2007

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Palameno Medara (Key West) - See all my reviews

This review is from: What is WebSphere? Java, J2EE, Portal and Beyond! (Demystifying IBM's Middle Tier Technology) (Paperback)

For anyone who has been thrown into a world of WebSphere and IBM middle-tier development, it is easy to become overwhelmed. Pretty soon, you're thrown into a world of SOA, session management, classloading configurations, Servlet and JSP develpment, worlkload management, portal servers and scalable hardward choices. It's pretty overwhelming, and that's exactly why a book like this one just seemed to be calling out to me.

Well, I was pleasantly surprised with the book I received, as I was expecting a somewhat more technical and overly verbose textbook that what I got. Instead, the book is written extremely well, and with a very funny and casually spoken flow. All of the core concepts that revolve around a Websphere architecture and environment are covered in good, but not excruciating, detail, and the explainations are often funny, and always easy to understand.

Anyone looking at having to work with a Websphere infrastructure, be it as a manager, developer, administrator or salesperson should definitely get their hands on a copy of this book. While it doesn't cover every possible thing in the Websphere world, it does cover the all of the key pieces that you need to know in order to look and sound knowledgeable.

My only complaint was the price, which is a little steep, but I guess that's just par for the course for IBM related books. I bought from the publisher through amazon, and got the book at a good discount. The seller was also the author, and actually responded quickly to a couple of my emails. It's nice to get that type of personal service.

Highly recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars $66 pocket reference, May 5, 2009

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Eamon J (NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: What is WebSphere? Java, J2EE, Portal and Beyond! (Demystifying IBM's Middle Tier Technology) (Paperback)

Odd that they would put such an exorbitant price point on such a small book, I was expecting one of those doorstopper sized books Microsoft products usually get but this isn't much bigger than a pocket reference. I'm sure all of its sales come from online shoppers unaware of the size; I can't imagine anyone picking it off a bookshelf and forking out this amount.

2 stars because, despite the poor size/price ratio, as a pocket reference I like the layout.