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". . . a nice short book on developing distributed Java applications for the Java developer who is unfamiliar with distributed application development.

If you are new to distributed application development, the book offers a nice start into the area, with a good introduction to Mobile Agents and Voyager not frequently described anywhere." -- About.com, November 99

"Distributed Programming with Java is unique in the market--the only book I know of that covers Sockets, RMI, CORBA and Agents in one book.

This is an excellent book. It gets to the point of each technology, gives you the good parts with excellent examples, and then moves onto the next topic. I highly recommend this book for any who is trying to learn these technologies in regards to Java." -- Java Metroplex User Group Web Site, November 99.

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For programmers who are already familiar with Java, this book offers new techniques on how to develop distributed applications.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good book about RMI, sockets programming, May 10 2002

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Steven (Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Distributed Programming with Java (Paperback)

I bought two books at the same time when I start to learn rmi. One is this book, another one is "java.rmi Guide".
Before I start, the second one seems more attractive as its name implies,so I decided to use "java.rmi Guide" as the main book, use the Distributed programming with Java only as a reference, but when I start learning, I read the "java.rmi Guide", I was totally lost, the book full of concepts with few examples.
So finally, I spent most of my time on "Distributed programming in Java" because this book not only explains the concepts very clearly, but also gives out many good examples. At least, when I read it and run the codes in this book, I know what I am doing and why.
As some readers suggested: maybe the java.rmi Guide is good for experienced, but not for beginners.
For beginners who want to learn RMI and CORBA, "Distributed Programming with Java" is the most appropiate book for them.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Cool Stuff, Jun 12 2001

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I have been looking for a good book to learn sockets programming. I saw this book @ BN and I liked the stuff on sockets. I bought it and I have enjoyed the chapters on sockets programming -- cool stuff with lots of sample examples. There are some minor errors here and there but it was worth the money.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Believe the bad reviews, Jun 8 2001

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Jerome P. Jacobsen "Java Bum" (Blacksburg, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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I bought this book for its coverage on RMI. When comparing similar books at the bookstore I simply bought the book with the most pages of coverage for RMI. Well, I made a terrible choice. I've read and reread the coverage of RMI in this book. It IS frought with errors and the coverage of the topic is shallow. Examples are presented without sufficient explanation (besides containing errors). If you want to learn RMI, PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM THIS BOOK!

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