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Title: Advanced CORBA(R) Programming with C++ by Michi Henning, Steve Vinoski ISBN: 0-201-37927-9 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co Pub. Date: 17 February, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $59.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (30 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Outstanding - A CORBA Bible
Comment: This book is one of the best that I have ever read on CORBA. The authors have wasted no time in explaining OO concepts/C++ and have jumped straight on to the job. This is something that indicates erudition. This book is certainly intended for an expert C++ programmer. I believe this has been done mainly to focus on CORBA rather than C++. All programming examples are well thought out. This is "The Book on CORBA" as Doug Schmidt says in the foreword. Looking forward to the next edition that would cover DSI, DII etc (preferably from the same authors). The word "advanced" in the title is misleading.
Rating: 3
Summary: Timely book, covers material well. Could be better organised
Comment: This is an advanced book, which definitely assumes C++ knowledge. Mere mortals with only a basic knowledge of C++ or a Java background will have real trouble with this book. Beginners to CORBA would probably also need to utilise some more basic tutorial material before getting too deeply into this book.
The content is very close to the current state of the art from the OMG. In some areas it even prempts proposals (eg some CORBA services) that have not yet been approved; this is both a potential trap for the unwary and useful information for those who need to be aware of what is probably coming over the horizon. The coverage of more established CORBA services (naming, trader, and event services) is a useful reference.
This book only considers the POA, and ignores the superseded BOA. That limits the value of this book for those charged with maintaining older systems, particularly those with servers implemented using the older BOA.
Organisation of the book could be improved. There were a number of instances of forward referencing in earlier chapters which makes it difficult to extract information. Some sections merged a number of bits of information together, and became a bit confusing. This disjoint information flow reflects the nature of the formal OMG offering, but it would have been nice to see the material organised more clearly than that! After all, most who buy this book will have been exposed to some material from the OMG, and found it tough going.
Despite the rather critical review above, I have found this book to be an extremely valuable resource on a complex topic. It is also, at this time, the best available in its class. My copy is already well thumbed, and will become more so.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent introduction to CORBA
Comment: For my money, this book is worth every cent and more. The authors are knowledgable and articulate. If you know of a
better book on CORBA, please let me know.....
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Title: Pure Corba by Fintan Bolton ISBN: 0672318121 Publisher: SAMS Pub. Date: 16 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: C++ Network Programming, Vol. 1: Mastering Complexity with ACE and Patterns by Douglas C. Schmidt, Stephen D. Huston ISBN: 0201604647 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co Pub. Date: 10 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: C++ Network Programming, Volume 2: Systematic Reuse with ACE and Frameworks by Douglas C. Schmidt, Stephen D. Huston ISBN: 0201795256 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co Pub. Date: 29 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: MICO: An Open Source CORBA Implementation by Arno Puder, Kay Römer ISBN: 1558606661 Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann Pub. Date: March, 2000 List Price(USD): $41.95 |
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Title: The C++ Standard Library : A Tutorial and Reference by Nicolai M. Josuttis ISBN: 0201379260 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co Pub. Date: 12 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $59.99 |
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