Category: Books
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10 Books Every Java Software Engineer Must Own
I came across a list of Five books every Java developer must own by Rob Sanheim. I commented on the list. But the list got me thinking. What are the books that I consider the “must have” books? Today’s Javalobby newsletter just added to the fire. I had to create the list. So here it…
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Hibernate Quickly
A quick book to read. A book written quickly. Good intro and overall a good book, but I expected something better. The book left a “I need more info” feeling. I know this is supposed to be a “quick” book and not totally comprehensive, but still, any book has to do that. There is just…
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Spring In Action
Spring in Action is a well written overview book on the Spring Framework. It could have been better, though. Key words: well written overview. It is an overview. This book covers the different areas of the Spring Framework. The authors do an excellent job there. However, they don’t go into too much detail about any…
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The Best Software Writing I
If you have been active in the software world, you probably have read most of the articles that are in this book (I had read around 40-50% before reading this book). In that case, this book will not be as beneficial to you, but you’ll enjoy it. On the other hand, if you don’t know…
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Rapid J2EE Development by Monnox
In one sentence, this book is an overview of Java open-source projects that complement the development cycle. It is a very good overview, actually. Alan Mannox packs a lot of good advice on good development techniques. He mixes it up with a good pragmatic approach. The author has a very good way of writing. He’s…
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My Book List
I modified my book lists a little… First, I created a new category: Book List. I’ll post each book that I finished reading in there. If it is a book I recommend, I’ll post it in both categories. My Book List The books that I recommend, a subset of this list, are located here. In…
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Refactoring To Patterns by Kerievsky
This book had such a potential… I thought this was going to be another classic (check Amazon.com reviews). But because of the flows it contains, it is just an OK book. The over-complicated code just ruins this superb piece of work (as another Amazon.com reviewer puts it). This book is a lot better than Holub…
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Professional Software Development by McConnell
Steve McConnell is one of my favorite writers. He writes in an interesting and easy to follow way. There is only a few (that I know of) in the software industry that do it as good as him. This book is a general overview of the whole software industry. It’s general, but contains some good…
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Software Craftsmanship by McBreen
I’m disappointed. I expected more from this book. Being that I want to become a software craftsman, I thought this book is going to give me a fairly clear direction on how to get there. There are some bits and pieces of it, but not very convincing. What I did not like about this book,…
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Programmers at Work: Interviews
It’s an important book, recommended by a lot of people. I bought it mainly because Steve McConnell recommended it. Is it good? Yeah, it’s good. Is it great? No. It’s not great because it’s been published in the 1980’s. When you read some of the interviews, you sense that. On the other hand, it is…
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