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Summary: God, This book is great
Comment: This book is the type of book that I, as a programmer, have wished existed for everything technical. Not only is it easy to understand, it explains it in good detail. The former is extremely hard to find in this business. I suggest it to anyone that wants to learn JSP's and servlets (but not if they're on a deadline).
Please head first... please make a book about struts??? Thanks :)
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Summary: A Good Intro, But . . .
Comment: The Head First series style is a excellent vehicle for entry into a very difficult and obscure subject. In that, this book is great. Unlike the previous book in the series I've read, for the programmer/developer exams, which is seriously great, this one is rather weakly held together and perhaps a bit rushed. The test questions are occasionally (mostly in the case of chapter 10) not covered in the chapters, or even sometimes just wrong. The chapters have inconsistancies and gaps in explanations (is it or ?). And this is very important, the indexing is poor at best. You need the indexing so when you miss questions, you can look back and try to figure out what went wrong. So, think of it as a readable primer for a difficult subject -- there to get you started -- but you will need some external references to get through it. And let's all pull for a second edition and hope that this crew's next effort is a little more thorough (by the way -- I did pass the test).
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Summary: a very good book to prepare for the SCWCD
Comment: The is the most hilarious programming book i ever read. It has a good flow of the topics which helps in memorizing most of the concepts without having to read again. A good book to understand the concepts and prepare for the SCWCD exam.
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Summary: The Bible
Comment: Prior to reading this book I had no exposure to servlets or jsp. After reading this book a couple of times and studing the actual specifications, I crossed my fingers and took the test. I got 82% on the test (which is a great mark for the test).
The book covers all the objectives of the test in a very humorous way. The repitition helped ensure the concepts. The Mock Exams were an excellent guide to gauge my understanding of the material.
If you follow the books instructions (read each chapter, do the activities, take the mock test until you get 80%) you will do great.
The javaranch provided a great place to discuss concepts from the book. The authors of the contribute to the forum as well.
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Summary: The Bible
Comment: Prior to reading this book I had no exposure to servlets or jsp. After reading this book a couple of times and studing the actual specifications, I crossed my fingers and took the test. I got 82% on the test (which is a great mark for the test).The book covers all the objectives of the test in a very humorous way. The repitition helped ensure the concepts. The Mock Exams were an excellent guide to gauge my understanding of the material. If you follow the books instructions (read each chapter, do the activities, take the mock test until you get 80%) you will do great. The javaranch provided a great place to discuss concepts from the book. The authors of the contribute to the forum as well.
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