Developing Java Servlets - Softcover

Goodwill, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0672316005 ISBN 13: 9780672316005

Publisher: Sams, 2001

Synopsis

Developing Java Servlets is a comprehensive, code-intensive book for professional Java developers. It explains the Java Servlet API architecture and client-server development concepts, and contains detailed, professional programming techniques for building sophisticated e-commerce and database servlet applications. This book explains HTTP, MIME, server-side includes, and other web-based client-server technologies that developers need to understand to build any servlet application. In addition, the book covers JDBC, RMI, CORBA, and other object technologies to the degree are needed to build sophisticated Java servlets.

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Review

For Java developers, download time and execution performance significantly limit the practical sphere of Java applets. Server-side Java is the key solution. Developing Java Servlets presents this important technology for proficient Java developers; however, don't look here for a primer to the base Java language.

While the book includes numerous Java code examples, the lack of a companion CD is disappointing. There is a reference to the publisher's Web site but it wasn't easy to find the URL in the book. The writing is also a bit choppy in places.

To illustrate many of the concepts in the book, a complete sample application is presented. The author uses an online film catalogue system as the book's case study. This example includes database access, user interface implementation and simple shopping basket features to put the technology in perspective.

Developing Java Servlets expects expertise in Java and a basic understanding of object-oriented programming going in. However, if you have this background, it is a solid manual to the benefits of this cross-platform server processing architecture. --Stephen W. Plain

Topics covered:
Development environment, communication details of servlets and using servlets to access databases with the Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) architecture.

From the Author

Author Comments
I just wanted to take the to time share a few helpful things about this book.

First and foremost you need to know there was a contributing author, Steve Wilkinson (wilkie@concentric.net). He single-handedly completed Chapters 9 and 14. He did a very good job and will hopefully write a complete book in the future.

You should also know the location of the book's source code. Once you are on the site select product support and enter the book's ISBN. This should redirect you to the source.

Lastly, I hope you enjoy the book. Please feel free to send me your comments and suggestions.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sams
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0672316005
• ISBN 13: 9780672316005
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 528