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(More customer reviews)If I were looking for a Spring or Hibernate book, this one would let me down. But that's not what Gehtland and Tate are trying to do. They are showing why Spring and Hibernate are important, and how they have passed up enterprise java beans. They have shown basic rules for lightweight development, and they have done it effectively. The book is simple, well-written, and in conflict with established J2EE development. I get into the emphasis on JUnit.
I also like how Gehtland and Tate show me more than programming. They let me see how companies sell. They show me how a better process can work. I like extreme programming, but my manager doesn't. They give me some good ideas about how to use the best parts without doing all of XP.
I also like the idea of showing the principles, and then seeing how those principles apply to open source software, and then showing me how to put them into use. I don't think that the book would have been useful if they would have simply tried to invent some application that fit their model. Instead, they picked a couple of open source projects that seem to do what they are advocating.
Lighter Faster java is a home run. If you're looking for a Spring book, just go buy Expert J2EE One on One. If you want to understand why Spring, and other technologies like it, are important, get Lighter Faster Java. I can understand how to program Spring and Hibernate with tutorials on line. This book gives me something far more valuable. Insight.
I think I'm also going to pick up one for my boss.
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