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By Richard Monson-Haefel, David A. Chappell
First Edition  December 2000 
Pages: 238
ISBN 10: 0-596-00068-5 | ISBN 13: 9780596000684
(Average of 5 Customer Reviews)

This book is a thorough introduction to Java Message Service (JMS) from Sun Microsystems. It shows how to build applications using the point-to-point and publish-and-subscribe models; use features like transactions and durable subscriptions to make applications reliable; and use messaging within Enterprise JavaBeans. It also introduces a new EJB type, the MessageDrivenBean, that is part of EJB 2.0, and discusses integration of messaging into J2EE.
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First Edition: December 2000
ISBN: 0-596-00068-5
Pages: 238
Average Customer Reviews: (Based on 5 Reviews)

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Java Message Service Review,  March 26 2001

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Submitted by Dave Palmer   [Respond | View]

I've been involved with developing distributed applications, mostly in java, for a few years now and until really becoming aware of the JMS, I was stuck with writing exotic protocols and worrying about the Socket layer of the application. While this is highly educational, it isn't the best way to do things when you have to get The Job done.

I was introduced to JMS and MOM via xmlBlaster, and was thrilled to death when I came across this book. I was at first a little nervous about the book because of its, what I deemed lack of, pages. But after diving into it, and reading it straight through I found that the authors ability to provide clarity meant that hundreds of pages were not needed.

This book also managed to clear up several nagging deficiencies I had with JNDI and how the whole messaging queue design works. This book should be required for anyone who is charged with designing, building and testing any type of legacy integration, messaging or distributed application project. The clear and exacting descriptions of the technologies and the real-world examples provide us readers with something we can actually see and play with (I love writing chat applications!)

I believe that this book has a shot at becoming a "bible" of sorts for those of us who write distributed apps using java. Excellent work.


Java Message Service Review,  March 11 2001

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Submitted by Kyle Brown   [Respond | View]

Excellent coverage of the JMS 1.02 API. While I was a bit surprised at the order of coverage (e.g. covering publish-subscribe first, rather than point-to-point messaging) it makes a great deal of sense when you consider someone approaching the topic who may not be familiar with existing messaging systems.

I loved the approach of presenting a complete working example first, and then describing the pieces in order. This makes for an exceptionally clear and lucid presentation of the parts of the JMS API. I also found the coverage of the different JMS products to be fair, accurate and even-handed. Finally, I was gratified to find a section on handling exceptional conditions and failures when using JMS -- something that is sorely missing from most shorter discussions of the topic.

Overall, it's a great introduction to JMS for those unfamiliar with messaging, and a handy reference and guide to the API for those of us more familiar with the topic. It should occupy a prominent place on any J2EE Architect's bookshelf.

Kyle Brown

Executive Java Architect

IBM WebSphere Services

Java Developers Journal 2002 Readers Choice Award: Best Book

"'Java Message Service' is an excellent introduction to the topic of messaging and the use of JMS in implementing a messaging system/service. The writing is clear as are the examples. If you're looking for a good guide to the use of this particular aspect of J2EE, this is a good place to begin."
--Ed Bell, Ed's Internet Book Review

"I found 'Java Message Service' to be a well written book that did a good job of covering the details of writing message oriented applications in Java."
--Jeremy Beker, Williamsburg Macromedia User Group, August 2002

"At a time when publishers seem to prefer more pages to quality information, it is a pleasure to find a book that manages to provide you with all the information you need on a topic in only 220 pages." --Thomas Paul, Javaranch.com, Feb 2001

"Considering the complexity and reach of the subject matter, Java Message Service does a great job of covering both theory and practice in a surprisingly efficient manner. It's easy to see why JMS has become so popular so quickly. Recommended." --Steve Patient, Amazon.co.uk

"All around swell...one of the things I really dig about O'Reilly books is they assume you have a clue, give you the information you need without a lot of filler. This is no exception. It gives basic treatment to the concepts behind messaging services, and why they're cool, describes the different aspects of the JMS, and provides code snippets that give you information without much filler. If you're into Java, and find yourself needing to communicate with things best kept separate, pick this up. Or borrow it from me. Or something." --EVIL BASTARD, http://evilbastard.com/ March 2001

"This is a really good book, and, in many ways, better than the book I coauthored. I recommend that everyone interested in JMS pick up a copy. On a scale of 1 to 10, I give this book a 9.5. Java Message Service is an excellent book and an essential item for your library." --James McGovern, Java Developers Journal, March 2001

"Any developer or system architect who has a need to connect applications will benefit from the information in Java Message Service." --Java Developers Journal, Feb 2001

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