this is my first book review for java developers journal. as coauthor of a competing book, i figured id be very critical of the authors writing and the books content. i must admit im pleasantly surprised; this is a really good book and, in many ways, better than the book i coauthored.
one of my biggest pet peeves is to walk into a bookstore and see overpriced 1,000-plus page books that are essentially a regurgitation of the manual. even worse is to see these large books essentially reprint free documentation and expect consumers to pay for it. this book does none of that. its page count is a healthy 220 pages and its written in a very easy-to-read style. i went to amazon to see how competing books are priced, and this is the least expensive. i recommend that everyone interested in jms pick up a copy.
this book is not written by two guys who got paid by a publisher to rewrite their interpretation of the existing specifications. the two authors, richard monson-haefel and david chappell, are known in the industry and were actually part of the organizations that contributed to the jms specification. this gives them great insight about the real intent of jms. they do a fine job of explaining concepts and subtleties of many of the apis. one good example is their expl... 下一页