Monday, September 26, 2011

My Review of Just Spring

Originally submitted at O'Reilly

This example-driven introduction to the popular Spring Framework helps Java developers delve into its basic features, as well as advanced concepts such as containers. You’ll learn how Spring makes Java Messaging Service easier to work with, and how its support for Hibernate helps you work ...


Good book to kickstart Spring Framework

By Aneesh Joy from Cochin, India on 9/26/2011

 

4out of 5

Pros: Easy to understand, Well-written, Concise

Best Uses: Intermediate, Novice, Student

Describe Yourself: Developer

This is a good buy if you know core Java and want to jump in to Spring Framework. This is a small book and you can get the fundamentals right within no time.

It is very true that project deadlines don't allow developers to read fat books cover to cover. This one will definitely get you started and you will get the confidence to sail through a significantly huge spring framework.

Although the book gives a simple introduction, author also tried to provide common use cases like using Java collections, JMS, and JDBC with Spring.

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