Developing Jini(TM) Applications Using J2ME(TM) Technology

By Hinkmond Wong

This volume provides a detailed roadmap on how to design a Jini network and make it work. It contains application examples, diagrams and code. It details the common traps and pitfalls and shows how to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0201702444
• ISBN13: 9780201702446
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley
• Length: 353 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.3" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Good short book, great appendix

This is a great introductory book. Far from being overwhelming, it gives the technical reader a solid base on which to build. The best part about the book may just be the appendices, however. This is the only book where you can get a complete listing of the RMI and Personal Profiles, which is really useful to have around if you decide to go into the subject later on in more depth.A topic I found particularly useful and covered here better than other books is the chapter dealing with different Java Technology environments (ie: application servers, CRM, ERP, etc.). It seemed more real-world than some of the future applications and therefore more relative to what engineers may be working on today.While I wish the narrative by the author could have been a little more detailed in sections, I think the appendices alone make this book worth buying.

Buy this one

I liked this book as a beginner to Jini Technology. a very basic starting point with about 100 pages of author descriptions and examples, then several hundred pages of profile listings. The profile listings are very complete and cover everything you need to get going in Jini and J2ME. The examples throughout the book were clear and specific to the points the author is trying to make in each chapter. The personal profile listing in the back of the book is especially handy to have and the book never moves far from my computer - the reference aspect is great. I only wanted a basic introductory book, so I wasn't looking for a 700-page War and Peace type of thing. If you're looking for a huge tome on Jini, you may be better off with another book. But if you're looking for a good (short) basic starting point that's not going to take you a month to get through, this is a really good book.

Great for both introduction and reference

This book was specifically recommended to me by an engineering lead at my company as I needed to hone my expertise in this technology. As for highlights - I get a lot of use out of the J2ME Personal Profile APIs, overviews of both J2ME and Jini technologies were excellent, and the code examples were clear and relevant to developing for small devices. This last point in particular was a real winner because the relevance and clarity of examples is surprisingly weak in many technical manuals.Cons - My personal preference would have been to have the appendix compiled in one big section rather than broken into three sections, but at least it is still easy to reference.The quality and clarity of this text was top notch, which was all the more surprising given my limited choice of texts on this topic. I will definitely recommend this book to colleagues with all levels of interest in J2ME and/or Jini.

THE BEST JINI/J2ME BOOK OUT THERE

My boss wanted me to get more familiarized w/JINI on small devices a.s.a.p. and after thumbing through several books on the subject, I settled on this one. Glad I did. It turned out to be an excellent book on the subject. Some key items that I found useful: 1) code comparing MIDP vs. Personal Profile. I was a little unclear on which to use when, but this book cleared up my confusion quickly 2) the almanac - the APIs are listed in alphabetical order making the method signatures really easy to find. Overall I found this book a really good read regarding JINI on small devices. I would definitely recommend it.

Excellent Resource

This book is an excellent resource for those interested in diving into the field of Jini via J2ME. The book was well organized, the examples made sense, and it left me feeling like I had a solid foundation on which to build. If you're at all interested in Jini and small devices, this book is a must.