Reviews for Agile Java Development with Spring, Hibernate and Eclipse

1. A good introduction

   Rated 4 out of 5 stars, January 12th, 2010

   The reviews for this book were so varied that I decided to break the habit of a lifetime and puit in my own twopenny-worth!
   On the whole, I come down on the side of those who rated it highly. The writing is clear and accessible and it does pretty much what it sets out to do, which is provide an overview of some exciting and complex technologies. It does not profess to be a comprehensive reference or a complete 'how-to'. Instead it uses a sample project to provide examples and insight into how these technologies work together, and as such it fills an important niche. Those wanting to pursue Spring, Hibernate and Eclipse further will no doubt want to buy further reference works, but this book will get them started and inform their subsequent approach.
   In my view, money well spent!

2. The best Agile book

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, March 12th, 2009

   I read this book like a bestseller. It's very very easy to read also for all the people that don't know Agile world. After this book I started to use Agile planning and tools and I improved a lot my skills and my effort. Great book

3. Quick introduction guide

   Rated 2 out of 5 stars, May 12th, 2007

   This book gives you the idea you will learn a lot from this single title. Well it doesn't. You have to look at this book as a quick introduction into how you could practice agile development, and it gives you a very brief introduction on the tools and frameworks.
   Look at this book as an intro, with a very steep learning curve.
   For beginners this book it surely is too hard .. if you did some Java/JEE development before in another context with other tools and/or frameworks and you want an idea how to work with the tools mentioned, you can try this book.

4. An Excellent Book

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, April 12th, 2007

   I've read many books of late on Spring and Hibernate. This stands out as being an easy read. Nice style and well worked examples that cover a lot of areas around projects that are often missed. I would not necessarily recommend it for people totally unfamiliar with the subjects but it brings lots of areas together very well. As a beginner then Pro Spring is very good as is Pro Java Development with Spring.
   Once again, for non novices this is excellent. Money well spent.
   

5. Pathetic book, avoid it

   Rated 1 out of 5 stars, March 12st, 2007

   Noting more than waste of time and money.... Author fails to explain anything properly and go off the track regulary...