JUnit in Action18 reviews
Vincent Massol, Ted Husted

Manning Publications, 2003

Best Junit book

+ Good book, but needs new version.
+ Good Introduction to UNIT testing
+ Since this book I am a unit test enthusiast
+ Great for JUnit - intro to intermediate topics
  
  











  



  
OCP: Oracle9i Certification Kit10 reviews
Chip Dawes, Biju Thomas, ...

Sybex, 2002

Best OCP

+ In this set 3 books out of 4 are good
+ oracle9i review 01
+ Really good study guide
  
  











  



  
Developing Java Web Services: Architecting and Developing Secure Web Services Using Java39 reviews
Ramesh Nagappan, Robert Skoczylas, ...

Wiley, 2002

A decent intro to web services

This book is okay as a starting-point in learning Java web services. It attempts to cover a wide range of topics but fails to expand on some subtleties crucial to the understanding of these topics. One obvious example of this is the distinction between document-literal binding style and ...
  
  











  



  
Oracle9i RMAN Backup & Recovery13 reviews
Robert G. Freeman, Matthew Hart

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2002

Best book on market for RMAN and Backups

+ The bible of RMAN
+ Good Stuff, Piece of Art
+ You RMAD if you love RMAN
  
  











  



  
Java Web Services Architecture (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)63 reviews
James McGovern, Sameer Tyagi, ...

Morgan Kaufmann, 2003

Nice book

+ Web Services Architecture

Hi, I( masters in computer science with 7 yrs of experience on j2ee ) really enjoyed reading the book, though I am new to web services. As the book discussed with finance related terminologies and examples it helped me very much as I develop banking applns in j2ee. An excellent convincing ...
  
  











  



  
Jakarta Pitfalls: Time-Saving Solutions for Struts, Ant, JUnit, and Cactus (Java Open Source Library) (Java ...9 reviews
Bill Dudney, Jonathan Lehr

Wiley, 2003

easy to read and useful

+ The best book on the architectural problems of Struts
+ must have reference!
+ Where was this book when I was cutting my teeth on Cactus
  
  











  



  
Java Tools for Extreme Programming: Mastering Open Source Tools Including Ant, JUnit, and Cactus47 reviews
Richard Hightower, Nicholas Lesiecki

Wiley, 2001

Nice Surprise

+ a solid start for beginners

I ordered this book based on the title and the preview content here on Amazon (I couldn't find it at the B&N near my work). I was very pleasantly surprised at the practical, nuts-and-bolts approach that the authors took to XP and the tools in this book. I was also extremely pleased at how well the ...
  
  











  



  
Struts in Action: Building Web Applications with the Leading Java Framework68 reviews
Ted Husted, Cedric Dumoulin, ...

Manning Publications, 2002

Good Struts reference

+ Great book to start!

I'd agree with other readers that this book provides a solid foundation for Struts development. It excels in simplifying the Struts architecture and gives many usable code samples and configuration settings. It also follows a commendable format of starting out with vanilla setups and building on ...
  
  











  



  
Expert One on One Oracle77 reviews
Thomas Kyte

Peer Information Inc., 2001

Best $12 I ever spent!!!

+ Fantasic
+ Detailed and well explained
+ Good stuff for all
+ The gold standard for Oracle DBAs and developers
  
  











  



  
Java Web Services Architecture (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)63 reviews
James McGovern, Sameer Tyagi, ...

Morgan Kaufmann, 2003

Nice book

+ Web Services Architecture

Hi, I( masters in computer science with 7 yrs of experience on j2ee ) really enjoyed reading the book, though I am new to web services. As the book discussed with finance related terminologies and examples it helped me very much as I develop banking applns in j2ee. An excellent convincing ...
  
  











  



  
JUnit in Action18 reviews
Vincent Massol, Ted Husted

Manning Publications, 2003

Best Junit book

+ Good book, but needs new version.
+ Good Introduction to UNIT testing
+ Since this book I am a unit test enthusiast
+ Great for JUnit - intro to intermediate topics
  
  











  



  
Jakarta Pitfalls: Time-Saving Solutions for Struts, Ant, JUnit, and Cactus (Java Open Source Library) (Java ...9 reviews
Bill Dudney, Jonathan Lehr

Wiley, 2003

easy to read and useful

+ The best book on the architectural problems of Struts
+ must have reference!
+ Where was this book when I was cutting my teeth on Cactus
  
  











  



  
Struts in Action: Building Web Applications with the Leading Java Framework68 reviews
Ted Husted, Cedric Dumoulin, ...

Manning Publications, 2002

Good Struts reference

+ Great book to start!

I'd agree with other readers that this book provides a solid foundation for Struts development. It excels in simplifying the Struts architecture and gives many usable code samples and configuration settings. It also follows a commendable format of starting out with vanilla setups and building on ...
  
  











  



  
OCP: Oracle9i Certification Kit10 reviews
Chip Dawes, Biju Thomas, ...

Sybex, 2002

Best OCP

+ In this set 3 books out of 4 are good
+ oracle9i review 01
+ Really good study guide
  
  











  



  
Developing Java Web Services: Architecting and Developing Secure Web Services Using Java39 reviews
Ramesh Nagappan, Robert Skoczylas, ...

Wiley, 2002

A decent intro to web services

This book is okay as a starting-point in learning Java web services. It attempts to cover a wide range of topics but fails to expand on some subtleties crucial to the understanding of these topics. One obvious example of this is the distinction between document-literal binding style and ...
  
  











  



  
Expert One on One Oracle77 reviews
Thomas Kyte

Peer Information Inc., 2001

Best $12 I ever spent!!!

+ Fantasic
+ Detailed and well explained
+ Good stuff for all
+ The gold standard for Oracle DBAs and developers
  
  











  



  
Oracle9i RMAN Backup & Recovery13 reviews
Robert G. Freeman, Matthew Hart

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2002

Best book on market for RMAN and Backups

+ The bible of RMAN
+ Good Stuff, Piece of Art
+ You RMAD if you love RMAN
  
  











  



  
Java Tools for Extreme Programming: Mastering Open Source Tools Including Ant, JUnit, and Cactus47 reviews
Richard Hightower, Nicholas Lesiecki

Wiley, 2001

Nice Surprise

+ a solid start for beginners

I ordered this book based on the title and the preview content here on Amazon (I couldn't find it at the B&N near my work). I was very pleasantly surprised at the practical, nuts-and-bolts approach that the authors took to XP and the tools in this book. I was also extremely pleased at how well the ...