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Author/s : Alain Trottier
Publisher : Que
Category : Java Certification
Review by : Paul Stevens
Rating : 8 horseshoes </pre>
The author laid out each chapter by stating the objectives, going into the objectives with code and descriptions of each and ending with a review section. The review section consists of a summary, questions and further reading links.
The author takes the approach that the reader has little knowledge of the subject being addressed. So there are explanations about not only the objectives but about subjects relevant to web component development.
There is also a short chapter on developing a plan. The author stresses this importance and lays out a sample plan. This is actually an important step in getting certifications that is often overlooked.
Overall this was a well written book and easy reading. It does a good job of covering the subject and is laid out very well.
The one complaint I have about the layout is that many pages have way too much white space at the edges of the pages. They have a good three inches on the outer margin. This causes some of the code examples to appear crunched and hard to read by forcing multiple lines for what should be one line of code.
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