Originally posted by Regis Santos:
In your opinion, what is the main caracteristic that makes the Spring in Action better than the other books?
I want to be careful answering this question because the other Spring books are good and I don't want to give the impression that I'm dismissing them as worthless. At the same time, I want our book to appear to be the best.
Our book provides a near-comprehensive coverage of Spring, but does so focusing on (what we believe are) the most commonly used features. It's fun to read and has some interesting examples.
Admittedly, it does cover a lot of the same ground as the other books, but I believe it covers the topic in a way that is easier to digest. It's not quite as pragmatic as I had hoped it would be, but it's far from being a reference manual.
In considering the other Spring books out there, I found some to be too simplistic, only skimming the topics presented. In other cases, the books are too in-depth, going into detail that is not of interest to most readers. I believe our book fits somewhere in the middle.
Beyond that, I can't provide any more insight without picking on details and naming names (and I refuse to go there).