WebObjects 5 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickPro Guide (Paperback)

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Apple's best-kept secret may be WebObjects, its highly regarded, but little marketed Web-application development software. With WebObjects, you can easily create dynamic Web pages containing data from a relational database, making it perfect for e-commerce sites. Companies like UPS, Sony, Virgin and British Telecom use WebObjects to build their own custom Java-based Web applications that handle heavy user loads.

WebObjects 5 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickPro Guide offers task-based content and a tabbed format to let you learn as you work, giving you just what you need to know to get the job done-no wading through pages of lessons. By following the step-by-step tasks, you'll be building custom Web applications in no time.

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Apple's best-kept secret may be WebObjects, its highly regarded, but little marketed Web-application development software. With WebObjects, you can easily create dynamic Web pages containing data from a relational database, making it perfect for e-commerce sites. Companies like UPS, Sony, Virgin and British Telecom use WebObjects to build their own custom Java-based Web applications that handle heavy user loads.

WebObjects 5 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickPro Guide offers task-based content and a tabbed format to let you learn as you work, giving you just what you need to know to get the job done-no wading through pages of lessons. By following the step-by-step tasks, you'll be building custom Web applications in no time.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Press (August 7, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 032111549X
• ISBN-13: 978-0321115492
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #266,234 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The BEST book for learning WebObjects 5.2 on Mac OS X, August 22, 2003

By	D. Kieran Kelleher "DKK" (Palm Harbor, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

For those interested in WO Books, I just got the new Joshua Marker book "WebObjects 5 for Mac OS X" yesterday. I already have the other books (Ravi Mendis, WROX, Feiler, George Ruzek).

I must just say "Well done, Joshua Marker!".

I have not read it cover to cover, but I have scoured over it from cover to cover since yesterday scanning thru some sections and reading others in detail.

This is by far the BEST book for learning WebObjects 5.2 Development on Mac OS X. The presentation is so crisp, clear and to the point ...... step by step easy to follow "how to do * " in the style of typical Visual Guide books. There is no fluff or filler.... it's all "meat" and so logically laid out and organized that this is a good reference book aswell (like the O'Reilly Cookbooks).

I don't know how suitable it is for skilled and experienced WO developers since I am not one (...yet ;-) ) ..... but for sure many topics treated as "advanced" in the other books are better presented simply and clearly in this book. All the screen shots are Mac OS X, so Windows users may have different looking GUI and Windows specific stuff is not covered .... however on the deployment side, Joshua does explain step by step how to deploy WO 5.2 on Linux.

For example, take the topic of fetching raw rows. On pages 238 thru 240, he clearly presents the information with minimum words, clear code examples and useful screenshots in four headings with step by step instructions. The headings are
To fetch raw rows with EOModeler
To fetch raw rows programmatically
To access a raw row's attributes
To create an enterprise object from a raw row

...... I love this book!! (Just wanted to share with all those who have struggled for so long with finding good "how to" documentation). I bought it at PeachPit Press, but I think it is now on Amazon.com at the best price

Great job, Mr. Marker!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE place to start for the new WebObjects Developer..., September 22, 2003

By	J. Lamarche (New Hartford, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I ordered this book expecting it to be a more advanced WebObjects book than it actually is. Unfortunately, most of the material covered in the first 11 chapters CAN be gleaned from Apple's documentation accompanied by some experimentation (which I've done over the last year or so). For me, those chapters were a rehash of stuff I knew, although I did pick up some good advice and tips from those chapters.

However, for a Java developer (the book doesn't pretend to teach you Java) who is new to WebObjects, those first 11 chapters are a a godsend, filled with well-written text containing a huge amount of practical advice and illustrated with extensive screenshots. Reading this book and doing the exercises will save you literally dozens if not hundreds of hours of "doing it the hard way."

Chapters 12 and 13, on the other hand, are filled with bits and pieces that are NOT easy (or sometimes possible) to get from the official documentation and can only be learned by finding a more experienced developer to mentor you. For me, these two chapters were worth the price, and for a computer programming book, the price is quite reasonable.

A big thumbs up for this book as an introductory WebObjects tome, and here's to hoping that some publisher will contract Mr. Marker to write a follow-up "Advanced WebObjects for Mac OS X" because I'll be first in line to buy that one.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Beginner WebObjects book ever!!, March 16, 2006

By	Tim K - See all my reviews

This is the best beginner WebObjects book ever! Examples are clear, concise and easy to follow. It has made me a believer in this technology.