Joshua Marker
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Total reviews: 6
Average rating: 5.0 of 5
THE place to start for the new WebObjects Developer... 5 out of 5 stars.
12 of 12 people found this review helpful.
I ordered this book expecting it to be a more advanced WebObjects book than it actually is. Unfortunately, most of the material covered in the first 11 chapters CAN be gleaned from Apple's documentation accompanied by some experimentation (which I've done over the last year or so). For me, those chapters were a rehash of stuff I knew, although I did pick up some good advice and tips from those chapters.However, for a Java developer (the book doesn't pretend to teach you Java) who is new to WebObjects, those first 11 chapters are a a godsend, filled with well-written text containing a huge amount of practical advice and illustrated with extensive screenshots. Reading this book and doing the exercises will save you literally dozens if not hundreds of hours of "doing it the hard way."
Chapters 12 and 13, on the other hand, are filled with bits and pieces that are NOT easy (or sometimes possible) to get from the official documentation and can only be learned by finding a more experienced developer to mentor you. For me, these two chapters were worth the price, and for a computer programming book, the price is quite reasonable.
A big thumbs up for this book as an introductory WebObjects tome, and here's to hoping that some publisher will contract Mr. Marker to write a follow-up "Advanced WebObjects for Mac OS X" because I'll be first in line to buy that one.
Editorial Review:
Apple's best-kept secret may be WebObjects, its highly regarded, but little marketed Web-application development software. With WebObjects, you can easily create dynamic Web pages containing data from a relational database, making it perfect for e-commerce sites. Companies like UPS, Sony, Virgin and British Telecom use WebObjects to build their own custom Java-based Web applications that handle heavy user loads.
WebObjects 5 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickPro Guide offers task-based content and a tabbed format to let you learn as you work, giving you just what you need to know to get the job done-no wading through pages of lessons. By following the step-by-step tasks, you'll be building custom Web applications in no time.
