Eamon J said
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.
Leonard A. Courchaine said
I attended IBM's WebSphere Application Server 6.1 Administration class and came out semi-stunned, having begun to learn a whole new language with J2EE and WebSphere. This book should be required reading prior to the class!! It explained things in English (or as English as possible given the topic). What a great complement to the class!
WAS_fellow said
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.
Chandra. P said
Anyone who is new to the world of J2EE SHOULD read this book. Also anyone new to Websphere MUST read this book as an introductory book. It clears up a lot of questions for any newbie in J2EE (as well as Websphere) field. (A J2EE intern/newbie in my group borrowed this book from me for a couple of days and on the third day bought his own copy - He told me that this book helped him clear a lot of questions).
This book lays a strong basic foundation on many topics in J2EE which is very very helpful in the long run. And I found a lot of stuff in this book which I was unable to find in a LOT of other books or online material . The author writing style is simple AWESOME/ AMAZING /BEST /SUPERB. I found a lot of other technical authors writing style to be boring and kinda intimidating. But Mr. McKenzie's writing style is simply fantastic, he explains the topics to point in a very crystal clear way and with a bit of humor which really makes the reading very enjoyable(and of course his explanation of technical details is pretty interesting/intriguing). (Also, I didn't see any author responding to questions/queries so fast.. I mean the author of this book Mr. (Cameron) McKenzie is lightning quick in answering your questions. I had a couple of questions in EJB related chapters and I e-mailed him regarding the same.. he replied to my e-mail with in 5 minutes FLAT with answers to my questions.. his explanation to my questions very crystal clear as always).
I would rate this book 5 out of 5 stars (if possible more than that). Thank you Cameron for this awesome book.
Bambulik said
I wonder if anyone proofread this book. Although the book contains a nice overview of what WebSphere is about, someone forgot to clean it up, but made sure that the hefty price tag was in place.
Anyway, I recommend this book to a WebSphere newbie, as long as one can stand the errors (all grammar-related) and won't faint from the book's price.
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