Sams Teach Yourself EJB in 21 Days

Book Description

Sams Teach Yourself EJB in 21 Days introduces the development and deployment aspects of EJB, the fastest growing standards in developing Java applications in and enterprise environment. EJBs are, functionally, distributed network aware components for developing secure, scalable, transactional, and multi-user components in a J2EE environment. Sams Teach Yourself EJB in 21 Days covers the new features of EJB 2.0, such as local interface, CMP, and CMR. It provides hands-on examples based on practical solutions found in the industry. Tips and best practices give beginners an edge to avoid repeated mistakes. The review questions provide the reader with a study guide. Source code for a complete credit approval process in a transactional e-Commerce environment is provided.

Download Description

An in-depth introduction to Enterprise Java Beans, a core component of the Java 2 Enterprise platform. Covers all the new features of EJB 2.0, emphasizing the 'why' and 'best practices' in building EJB applications. Examples have been tested in two of the most popular Java application servers, WebLogic and JBoss. Includes security information for enterprise applications, a very important topic in today's technology arena. Sams Teach Yourself EJB in 21 Days introduces the development and deployment aspects of EJB, the fastest growing standard in developing Java applications in an enterprise environment. EJBs are distributed network-aware components for developing secure, scalable, transactional and multi-user components in a J2EE environment. Sams Teach Yourself EJB in 21 Days covers the new features of EJB 2.0, such as local interface, CMP, and CMR. It provides hands-on examples based on practical solutions found in the industry. Tips and best practices give beginners an edge to avoid repeated mistakes. The review questions provide the reader with a study guide. Source code for a complete credit approval process in a transactional e-commerce environment is provided. Ragae Ghaly is a senior architect for Dimension Data/Proxicom, a global e-business consulting company. His experience is in designing, developing, and deploying large-scale, multi-tier, and mission-critical applications in the financial, automotive, manufacturing, engineering, retail, military, and public safety arenas. Ragae has an MS degree in Computer Science from Florida International University, and has completed all course work for his Ph.D. in Computer Science. Ragae has written about EJBs for Dr. Dobb's Journal. Krishna Kothapalli is a senior software engineer for FineGround Networks, a global Web content company. He has served as a consultant for several Fortune 500 companies. His areas of interest include Enterprise JavaBeans specifically as well as object-oriented distributed systems, the Internet, and Java. Krishna has a Masters degree in Computer Science from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India. Krishna writes about EJB for JavaPro.

Customer Reviews:

Good for beginners.......2003-11-13

The book helped me to get fast into EJB, a lot of examples and easy language, it also covers some other J2EE concepts like JMS and JDBC.

Teach yourself to debug Ghaly and Kothapalli's EJBs.......2003-11-04

I dont think there was a single program that didnt have bug in it. Bugs in the programs. Bugs in the deployment descriptors. Typos and wrong statements in the text. You need to check each and every program, line-by-line, against the updated code which must be downloaded from SAM's website. Your weblogic 30-day trial licence will expire before you finish slogging through this book.

Don't waste your money.......2003-09-17

I completely agree with TonyGreen7. This book was a total disappointment. How are you supposed to learn such a complicated technology when have the time you are fighting your way through typos, ommissions and grammatical errors. UGH!!!!!

Provides good foundation for developing e-commerce apps.......2003-07-11

This was the first book on EJB that worked for me. Although it
took 1 1/2 months to warm up to all the concepts, it was well
worth the effort. I was able to run all the examples on
Weblogic 7.0 installed on Windows 2000 and Weblogic 8.1
installed on Windows XP. The best practices section offers very
good pointers for real world programming, it also proves
the authors know their subject and are experienced in the field.
The book also demonstrates how easy it is to start using
BEA WebLogic Application Server that you can improve upon.

An excellent hands-on EJB guide.......2003-07-08

This book is well organized and paced as a EJB study guide. It also covers ejb 2.0 with extensive elaboration on local interfaces, MDB and JMS. It is rich in examples and has best practices for each ejb/architectural/development topics covered in the book. Summary, Q&A and exercises sections at the end of each chapter are carefully phrased or designed to help the reader to review what's in the chaptuer. Besides its comprehensive coverage of EJB, it also covers all other aspects of J2EE (such as Servlet (Web Tier), JDBC, JavaMail, JMS, and so on). In comparison, it complements Ed Roman and Monson-Haefel's EJB books with more details on how to configure, deploy and run EJB application on Weblogic and JBoss, which (JBoss) is gaining popularity as a production ready application server among enterprises. Negatives for the book are it did not cover JCA and JAXP. Overall, it is a excellent beginner to intermediate EBJ/J2EE study guide.

Book Description

The internationalization of financial services is an important issue for the strengthening and liberalizing of financial systems in developing countries. There has been considerable support for the view that internationalization can assist countries in building financial systems that are more stable and efficient by introducing international standards and practices. At the same time, there have been concerns about the risks that internationalization may carry for some countries, particularly in the absence of adequate regulatory structures. The chapters in this book examine different aspects of this debate, the relative benefits and costs of internationalization, and together provide an insight into the diversity and significance of the effects of internationalization on domestic financial systems.

The collection of papers includes discussion on: + the EU experience of internationalization; + the political economy of internationalization; + the legal/regulatory dimensions of internationalization; + the financial services agreement of December 1997; + the motivations for and effects of foreign entry on domestic financial systems; + the relationships between internationalization and domestic financial reform and capital account liberalization; + case studies focusing on the effects of opening up the financial services sector in various countries. The papers collected in this volume arose from a World Bank funded research project, culminating in a conference, jointly sponsored by the World Bank and the WTO Secretariat, which took place in Geneva in May 1999.

Book Description

'This book gives many various insights, presented in 26 well-balanced chapters, all highly interesting...We can only highly recommed this book, which is fundamental for all progresses made in the given field.' øCellular and Molecular Biology

Book Description

This volume, a compilation of papers presented at the 28th Binghamton Symposium held in Bologna, Italy, focusses on the role of geomorphology and the interface between engineering and geomorphology. Providing an overview of the changing face of the Earth, this collection of timely contributions encompasses the challenges of engineering geomorphology through a focus on accomplishments, opportunities and directions for the future of this field. The book presents a broad, international perspective on current concepts and techniques in engineering geomorphology.

Laboratory Exercises for Unified Technical Concepts/3rd Edition
Average customer rating:
Laboratory Exercises for Unified Technical Concepts/3rd Edition
Center for Occupational Research and Development (U. S.)
Manufacturer: CORD Communications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Physics | Science | Subjects | Books
General | Physics | Professional Science | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 1555023932

Customer Reviews:

A Startlingly Good Work Of Modern American Fiction.......2007-03-16

Having become an indelible part of this generation's culture, it is hard to explain the pleasures of 8-bit entertainment to kids who have only known hi-rez video games their entire lives. There are college kids today who, in fact, have never had to touch anything less than 32-bit in their entire lives! Names like "Atari" and "Colecovision" become mere reference points to them, even inciting derisive laughter when in mixed company - that is, if the kids even know what "Atari" and "Colecovision" mean.

For 20-something Adam Pennyman, video games do not get better with progressive graphical enhancements - they simply became otherworldly temptations, drawing the limelight away from the classics; Tempest, Donkey Kong, and of course the ubiquitous Pac-Man consoles. Adam, the narrator and obsessive driving force of Lucky Wander Boy, strives to keep the memory of these old video games alive through his efforts in writing "The Catalog of Obsolete Entertainments," an encyclopedic reference book filled with entries which do not simply describe the games in question, but delve into the indigenous societal value of said games (Frogger as the beleaguered Everyman, for instance, or Pac-Man as Marxist symbol of Capitalist insatiability). To Adam, these games are not simple diversions, but oracles presenting valuable insight not to be found elsewhere.

As you may have guessed, poor Adam (charming though he is) isn't quite playing with a duel-button joystick. Making his situation worse, a series of coincidences during his life drives him to find out the truth about "Lucky Wander Boy," a very special arcade console delegated to obscurity due to its defunct (and otherwise useless) technology, and exceptionally bizarre concept. (Imagine Atari 2600's Adventure bred with SwordQuest, a space opera, and clinical insanity, and you're pretty close to this game.) Unavailable in any format other than the original - the specs make it impossible to simulate in any other form, and the scarcity of the consoles make such investigations as much more difficult - Adam allows the elusive Lucky Wander Boy (and, as a result, its female Japanese creator) to take over his life.

Like the fictional game upon which the novel is based, Lucky Wander Boy is told in three "acts," each one symbolically representing the acts within the game itself. In this way, there are no "happy coincidences" which drive so much modern-day popular fiction... the video game almost dictates the events which are to unfold within the book. So masterfully told is this story, the book itself seems to have no "true" ending, with many different resolutions possible. After the story has been absorbed by the reader, there are multiple plot points and instances of creative storytelling which can lead the reader to many different levels of understanding.

Not that this book is overly "artsy," either. The narrator basically tells his audience everything they need to know by way of the provision of small details and the inclusion of brief excerpts from his "Catalog of Obsolete Entertainments." There are no wasted paragraphs in this book - everything is important, leading to something quite rewarding by the book's final page.

Author D. B. Weiss has managed to take a oft-dismissed topic (the presumed banality of video game culture) and infuse it with a kind of soul that even non-gamers would enjoy. Lucky Wander Boy isn't as vacuous as most popular fiction these days. It has a certain self-consciousness, a certain poignancy and humility unlike most books of its sort.

If you enjoyed Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, you will want to pick up this book as well. And do yourself a favour - keep an open mind throughout Adam's tale, because the final "act" is where things really degenerate into madness... and ultimately, they begin make sense in a whole new way.

Clever and Compelling, if a Little Unclear in the End.......2005-09-27

I think it takes a special kind of reader to enjoy D.B. Weiss' Lucky Wander Boy. For instance, it requires someone with a decent knowledge of, and appreciation for, the classic video games referenced, such as Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, etc. Also, it requires someone with more than a passing interest in (or at least a high tolerance for) existential/metaphysical philosophy such as people might indulge in after taking hallucinogenic drugs. Fortunately, I happen to fall right in the requisite audience: I love both video games, and highly abstract thought/philosophy, and so I had myself quite a good time.

Maybe you would, too.

And then, maybe you wouldn't.

There is certainly a lot of potential, here, as this first time author succesfully plays with convention, writing in novel, screen and stage writing formats, not to mention the thread of the entries to a "Catalogue of Obsolete Entertainments" that are always somehow relevant to the larger, surrounding narrative. The ending, without saying too much, is interesting and daring. I am still not certain that it is entirely successful, but it is at least thought-provoking, and that's saying something, right?

In short, the author tells a fine story with an engaging plot and decent characters, and manages to do this while being playful and inventive in his presentation. The philosophy discussed in the piece--the philosophy of video games--is well-done, even if it's obvious that it isn't ever meant to be taken seriously. It leads to a hard question of whether anything in the book is to be taken seriously at all, and I don't have an answer to that, either. The author references Godel, Escher, Bach by Douglas Hofstadter (and it has an obvious influence) and it reminds me more of that work in that it seems to delight simply in being clever, rather than the (very serious and purposeful) Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud, also referenced. So: does the author really believe that there is philosophical insight to be gained in studying video games? Or, are we just to feel the main character foolish, and a loser, for believing so?

The ending may answer that question for you.

And then, maybe it won't.

I love video games, but..........2005-09-08

Okay, so I actually do what the main character in this book does, I catalog obsolete entertainment on a rather large "coinop" website with a ".org" at the end of it. I'm also a fan of Japanese culture, so this book at least probably targets me a little bit, right?

So I should probably love it.

But.

It had some real momentum and some real character development happening, then it suddenly took a left turn. The left turn it took was into an unwritten Kobo Abe novel, some kind of an attempt at a surrealist ending, or rather an attempt at many surreal endings. In my opinion, it just didn't quite work.

So, regretfully, I give it 3 stars.

A different perspective fresh of the last page..........2005-08-09

Just put the book down, so this is more gut reaction than considered or remotely objective perspective. I can see that there are a lot of reviews for this here already, and frankly, you should review them all to best decide your buzzword inspiration to follow.

For me, the pros and cons of dismissing or praising this book around terms like "Gen-X" or "Video Game Literature" are ill founded and every bit at vapid as the catch phrases of one of the protagonist's chief adversaries within the tome. Might as well say, in true weasel-hating style, that this book is the next "Fight Club" or the next "Rim" or the next "Headcrash." In other words, this book defines itself, and revises same, constantly throughout the course of the narrative much like any sane person with even the slightest degree of perspective might throughout the course of their very own day. And that, quite frankly, is an extremely pleasurable process to survey when such evolution of perception is derived from undeniably rich religious, suburban and pop-cultural aspects as to resound with anyone born in the US circa 1970 plus.

This book deliberately denies the option for an easy, simple or quick filmic adaptation, uncanny as is respectable, especially considering the very notion of such intent is imbedded within, nigh, clearly stated within the parody of Hollywood and screenwriting and licensing within the handling of IP properties by the book's developer antagonist organization. Trust me, been there, and this book screams truth on that front. But I digress.

This book, however autobiographical or utterly construct fictional, comes from a similar existence and perspective of that of a sponge soaking in the Palmolive of 20th Century Americana, in that years of rhetoric (academic, social, pop culture. Media or otherwise) were absorbed; absorbed until that one fine day when circumstances clenched a firm fist around said sponge and the results are contained within this book. Meaning, this book is an unforgettable exposition that strikes much like a tsunami and leaves considerably magnificent silt behind past the withdrawal of any slithering undertow.

The book grabs and holds, reads fast, furious, and doesn't fully diverge ever except to cajole spectators into a frenzy of speculation, bewilderment, stunned reflection and smiling joy for the extent of the brilliant literary pranks, pat falls, detours, tangents, expositions and rants. And then there's that ending, an end that is simply not actually an ending. Rather, an ending best described as a gateway to speculation, to Phase III, to which on one hand may descry an inability for the scribe to nail himself to the crossbeams of a solitary solution without at least making firm observation of all possible alternatives. This author does such a notable feat while also wonderfully coinciding said abstract ending with key plots and themes integral throughout the book itself, such as a recurrent theme of setting up a third act; such as observing repeated upon an expectation of same. Striving for such ultimate inevitabilities, Moments of Decision as they might be or were, until such is stumbled upon, snatched away, or simply deferred, in this book's protagonist's lot. Such erstwhile pursuits culminations may well be left to the actual reader's disconcerted speculations following turning those final, aptly dismissive pages; let that not deter you.

This book resounds with a simple honestly draped in oft cynical whit well worth your evening to purview. Few flights of fanciful fiction create sufficient friction as to warrant further consideration.

This one delivers, more than, and for that alone should sit upon your shelf, or your dashboard, or the back of your toilet, or at the very least, in your work desk bottom drawer next to a flask of Jim Beam and a mighty stack of neglected, perhaps relegated ignored tasks from previous months' email slag piles of task, toils and woes.

Moment of Decision.......2005-07-12

This is definitely the best fiction I've read in a long while. I'm sorry I hadn't read it sooner. It was a total page turner for me, I read it within two days when I was sick recently. I think all of it is still sinking in. I would go so far as to say its like if Vonnegut wrote a story with (video) gaming as an underlying theme. It is told in a similarly often hilarious often seriously scary tone, sometimes clever to a fault, sometimes ranting like anything.
This is definitely about more than video games, but anyone who has grown up with video games in their lives will love this all that much more. If you've ever had a geeky (not geek-chic, mind you) obsession (sick or otherwise) you will find comfort in this story. It plays out something like an acid trip, where all of these minor details, fringe phrases, and various bulldada bounce around until everything seems to fall into place, or not. Sorry, I'm not going to give a plot outline or anything, because you NEED to read this book for yourself. If you've ever sat around and contemplated (seriously, not just when you were stoned) the deeper meanings and semiotics found in the ambiguous shapes and tasks of classic video games, well guess what, someone named D.B. Weiss has met the Moment of Decision, and brought back this grand tale for us all. I can't wait until D.B. Weiss' next book (?) is released, he definitely has a new fan. One complaint I have is that the cover artwork/ design doesn't do the book justice (does it ever?) It's just some bogus stock-photo designy junk that might make it look more "serious" to a yuppie on a shelf at Borders. I love this book. I used to work at a place that was totally like the Portal Plant.

Book Description

The third volume in this successful series detailing the elite phalanx of Emperor Napole'on, puts an end to the study of the Guard cavalry.

The troops depicted in Vol. 3 are the Mamelucks in their oriental dress, the famous Polish lancers, the red lancers (Dutch) and the guards of honor. (A fourth and last volume will subsequently describe the other mounted troops of the Imperial Guard : horse artillery, supply train and gendarmerie).

Customer Reviews:

Great, much better than Osprey.......2006-07-18

Great source of pictures of mamelukes for those interested. As always, this series always outshines the Osprey books in my opinion. More pictures, more concise text.

Superb info (and NOT only one side...).......2006-04-15

I usually do not write reviews, this is my second one, but I am enraged to see coments like "only one side"... are you blind?

On pages : 8,9,10,11,12,13,14,19,20,21,22, marvelous 23!,26,27, great 29!, 30,32,34,35,37,41,42,43,44,45,46, swell 47!, 49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,58,60,61,64,68,69,73, and 79 HAVE LATERAL AND FRONTAL OR REAR VIEWS!!!...

THIS BOOK IS NOTHING SHORT OF EXTRAORDINARY AND YOU MUST COMPARE WITH THE OLD MAA OSPREY N? 83 TO SEE THE BIG! DIFFERENCE IN AMOUNT OF DETAIL...

C'mon do not deride books (scarce as they are) with LIES!

RS

Only one side.......2006-03-19

The books in this series are great, as far as they go.
The problem is that they only show one side of the uniform.
For painting miniatures, reinactors, and wargaming it is necessary to veiw both sides of the uniforms!
The books are only half done! If, the books showed both sides of the uniforms and in the same pose, I would rate the series a five stars. But because the job is only half done, I rate them 2.5.
I hope the publisher receives this feed back so this error will be corrected because the series is excellent, as far as it goes. It just needs the other side!

Hard and Bitter Peace, A: A Global History of the Cold War
Average customer rating:

The Cold War

Hard and Bitter Peace, A: A Global History of the Cold War
Edward H. Judge , and John W. Langdon
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

20th Century | World | History | Subjects | Books
General | World | History | Subjects | Books
All Titles | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
Similar Items:

The Cold War: A History Through Documents

Coming Apart: An Informal History of America in the 1960's

Ethics and Statecraft: The Moral Dimension of International Affairs Second Edition (Humanistic Perspectives on International Relations)

The Underdogs

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis

ASIN: 0132344513

Book Description

This unique text provides a balanced, integrated, and comprehensive survey of the main events and developments in the Cold War as viewed from a global perspective. Coverage traces the Cold War from its roots in East-West tensions before and during World War II through its origins in the immediate postwar era, up to and including the collapse of the Soviet Empire and Soviet State from 1989-1991.

Customer Reviews:

The Cold War.......2000-12-14

John Langdon and Edward Judge have captured the essence of the Cold War in this fine book. Useful for historians, teachers, students and anyone interested in a global perspective on the forty years following World War II, A Hard and Bitter Peace is truly remarkable!

Book Description

This 1637 classic on the history of traditional Chinese technology, profusely illustrated with 152 original woodcuts, covers agriculture, textiles, mining, metallurgy, chemical engineering, boat-building weapons manufacture, and more. Rich in scientific and historical background, its many annotations round out an impressive survey of technological progress.

T'ien-Kung K'ai-Wu: Chinese Technology in the Seventeenth Century.

Average customer rating:

T'ien-Kung K'ai-Wu: Chinese Technology in the Seventeenth Century.
Sung Ying-Hsing
Manufacturer: Pennsylvania State University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000IC8RO6

Average customer rating:

T'ien-kung k'ai-wu;: Chinese technology in the seventeenth century
Ying-hsing Sung
Manufacturer: Pennsylvania State University
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

General | Science | Subjects | Books

General & Reference | Technology | Science | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B0006AYUFA

CHINESE TECHNOLOGY IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY: T'IEN-KUNG K'AI-WU

Average customer rating:

CHINESE TECHNOLOGY IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY: T'IEN-KUNG K'AI-WU
Yingxing Song
Manufacturer: Dover Publications, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000NXFHGQ

Town's facilities shine through the midwest.(North Platte, Neb.): An article from: Parks & Recreation
Average customer rating:
Town's facilities shine through the midwest.(North Platte, Neb.): An article from: Parks & Recreation

Manufacturer: National Recreation and Park Association
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

General | Conservation | Outdoors & Nature | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B00082UYE2
Release Date: 2005-08-01

Book Description

This digital document is an article from Parks & Recreation, published by National Recreation and Park Association on July 1, 2004. The length of the article is 545 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Town's facilities shine through the midwest.(North Platte, Neb.)
Publication: Parks & Recreation (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2004
Publisher: National Recreation and Park Association
Volume: 39 Issue: 7 Page: 67(2)

Distributed by Thomson Gale

Books:

Books Index

Books Home

Recommended Books