Date: 2004-11-11T23:06:38 Editor: HenriYandell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wiki: Jakarta Commons Wiki Page: JakartaCommonsResources URL: http://wiki.apache.org/jakarta-commons/JakartaCommonsResources
Updated, also with my personal opinions; clearly separated. Change Log: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @@ -1,8 +1,35 @@ += Resources for Jakarta Commons = + +== Articles == A very useful summary of articles and resources available for Jakarta Commons may be found at [http://www.java201.com/resources/browse/70-all.html Java201]. -There are currently 4 known books on Jakarta Commons. In order of publication: +== Books == +There are currently 5 known books on Jakarta Commons. In order of publication: * [http://www.charlesriver.com/titles/apachejakarta.html Applied Software Engineering Using Apache Jakarta Commons] by Christian Gross (2003-11), Charles River Media. - * [http://apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=246 Pro Jakarta Commons] by Harshard Oak (2004-03), Apress. - * [http://www.sourcebeat.com/TitleAction.do?id=4 Jakarta Commons Live] by Jonathan Lehr (coming soon), SourceBeat. + * [http://apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=246 Pro Jakarta Commons] by Harshad Oak (2004-03), Apress. * [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jakartackbk/ Jakarta Commons Cookbook] by Tim O'Brien (2004-11 est), O'Reilly. + * [http://www.sourcebeat.com/TitleAction.do?id=4 Jakarta Commons Live] by Jonathan Lehr (coming soon), SourceBeat. + * [http://www.manning.com Jakarta Commons in Action] by Vikram Goyal (coming soon), Manning. + +An important part of the books and articles from the community's point of view, is which versions of the components they cover. Hopefully we can outline these here. + +---- +== Opinion of HenriYandell == +As a fervent buyer of technical books, especially open-source ones, I have a lot of opinions when it comes down to these books. Take the following with a grain of salt, especially as they are based on memory and personal view: + + * Christian's book is not solely focused on Commons, but is instead about programming in general, with Commons as a focused set of examples. This book came out quietly and seems academic in nature; useful for teaching a class I'd suspect. + * Harshad's book was the first out that I would consider a real Commons book. I was one of the technical reviewers, and so a large pinch of salt should apply here. I think the book is very good for anyone with little Commons experience, with nice examples and a good wide coverage of Commons components. + * I'm drooling at the thought of Tim's book. The Commons and Cookbook concepts suit each other very well and I think this is a possible classic. Very well suited to any fans of the Perl Cookbook or people with some experience of Commons already I am going to guess (I've not seen any form of the text for this yet). + * I've never read a SourceBeat book, so have little clue on Jonathan's text. It's been coming-soon for almost a year now it seems though, which has been dissapointing. The blog is interesting, and suggests Jonathan will be focusing on a smaller set of components than I would expect. One advantage of the SourceBeat approach is that we're promised updates to the text on a subscription model. So when released, it should stay more up to date on versions of the components than other books. + * Vikram's series of articles at onjava.com were probably the first piece of text on Commons as a whole to be published. His forthcoming book will join Harshad's as a standard style text on Commons. I've draft-reviewed this one too, so more salt. + +So in summary: + + * Christan's: Teachers. + * Harshad's: Relative newbies to Java. + * Tim's: Current users of Commons. + * Jonathan's: Subscription model. + * Vikram's: Experienced Java developers. +(/End of Opinion) +---- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
