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Summary: Terrific book.
Comment: I have read very few books which is technical though so interesting. It's bang on target and provides intersting tips to remember key concepts. It is very comprehensive as well. Probably only thing you need to pass SCWCD!!
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Summary: Too much fluff
Comment: I returned it to Amazon. Thanks but No Thanks.
Certainly, a little humor is always appreciated in a tech book. But this book just seems to take the concept a little too far. The 886 pages could have easily fit into 400 or 500 (and still would have space for some comic relief here and there!).
If you've got a few spare months on your hands with which to study for the scwcd exam and want to enjoy yourself along the way, then this book is for you. If you want to pass the exam and still enjoy an interesting read, I would recommend the scwcd book published by Manning. (Although admittedly, I've only seen the first edition).
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Summary: Good for exam. Bad for learning
Comment: Another reviewer mentioned that this book teaches what's on the exam and nothing more, and I have to agree. After going through the book, I feel like I could pass the exam, but I still don't really know how to put together a functioning web app.
The book starts promisingly with a sample web app and it frequently refers back to it, but never really brings it all together to show a finished working product.
I should say that I'm not interested in taking the exam. I bought the book to learn about setting up a web app on my own. This is merely a study guide in my mind, and not useful for my purpose.
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Summary: This book is all you need for SCWCD Exam.
Comment: If you are preparing for the SCWCD(J2EE 1.4) Exam, then this book is all you need. Note that this book teaches you more than what you need to know for the exam. And as always, you need to practice writing a lot of code yourself.
Even though I didn't have much experience with J2EE, I scored 89% by reading this book and practicing a lot of code. Also, don't forget to visit javaranch.com before the exam.
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Summary: Great for Newbies to Servlets
Comment: I bought this book to further on my Java Certification. This is a great book for newbies to Servlets. You should have some knowledge on Java, though. DUH! Note the book is a little out of date on Sun's latest Java version and Tomcat's latest version. Lots of help on Java Ranch. This book works for me...
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