Reviews for Beginning Java EE 6 Platform with GlassFish 3: From Novice to Professional (Expert's Voice in Java Technology)

1. Lots in the book, but too shallow

   Rated 2 out of 5 stars, December 12th, 2009

   On the face of it this books has lots to offer and does have a go at trying to cover a large subject in under 500 pages as well as throwing in an intro to JUnit, Derby and Maven. It's a pity that this means it doesnt give much detail to complex methods and if you are like me (a beginner to the Enteprise world) you will spend more time googling for things that are not in the book or things that just dont work than reading from it.
   
   After reading most of this book I'm already searching for another (more comprehensive) book to "fill in the blanks".

2. Good for begininers

   Rated 4 out of 5 stars, August 12th, 2009

   This is a ideal book for someone starting Java Enterprise Edition (JEE), but also useful for those who want a brief overview of the ne features. It focuses on the changes in version 6 with examples in Glassfish. It also mentioned some of the significant changes in 5 and gives a good high level overview of the JEE platform in general. It also explains things like JPA, ORM and Rest.
   
   I'd recommend it to someone who's new(ish) to java and whats to see what JEE/J2EE is all about. It's not good as a reference book (but then it's not pretending to be one.)