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Sep. 24, 2009 By rashood ollison
I am writing this review to counterbalance the previous review, which is absurd. Java Transaction Design Strategies explains how to use transactions in Java and J2EE, with specific recommendations based on extensive real-world experience. See for yourself. Or, trust the irrelevant grammar advice from the previous reviewer, who believes in a discipline called discreet [sic] mathematics.


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Sep. 22, 2011 By Steven Wang
Great book for Java EE transaction! I could not find such good book on this area. It give me great help on my EJB 3 project. I should get this book earlier.
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Jan. 9, 2008 By Best Friend
"Lacks effective writing"
This book has the typical trademarks of technical manuals that are laced with technical details yet lack effective writing. Mr. Richards' grammar and sentence structure make the reader wonder what he/she has just read. This usually results in re-reading sentences or even full paragraphs. I have some suggestions for Mr. Richards’ to improve his writing skills. When beginning a new paragraph, Mr. Richards needs to pay more attention to placing the main idea in the first sentence. Also, reduce the use of excessive subordination and run on sentences. Eliminate the word "there" where the use of a noun will make sentences clearer. For example: "Fortunately, there is... More > something we can do about system failures." could be restructured to "Fortunately, we can do something about system failures." Some sentences do not have a subject and the incorrect use of punctuation makes it difficult to understand meaning. I found inconsistent subjects in some sentences. This sentence is an example: "Although I will be going into details about each transaction model, those particular chapters...” This sentence first introduces "I" as the subject, then out of the blue, with no transition, introduces "those particular chapters" as another subject. Also, I believe that "going into details" is incorrect grammar. An even more concise version of this sentence might be: "I will be detailing each transaction model". However, I do not know if my version of that sentence is the true meaning that Mr. Richards was trying to convey. I also do not believe that the use of the contraction "isn't" should be used in professional writing. "Isn't" may work well for a third grade storybook, but not for college level writing. Mr. Richards' third grade grammar is so distracting in this book that I found myself guessing quite a bit. Remember that your audience is probably well educated and reads at least at an 8th grade level. I would suggest a basic writing course and work your way up to college writing. And from your notes, it appears that you need a new reviewer for your initial manuscript. < Less
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Aug. 30, 2009 By Cook Yu
"Great book on the transaction subject" the best material on this subject I have ever read, clear and concise
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Apr. 23, 2009 By Technical Editor
"Where's the UML?"
Although there are some very noticeable grammatical and sentence structure issues in the first few pages, for the most part, these issues are resolved around page 11.

In my brief scan of the book, I saw classes and methods mentioned in paragraphs. And when I saw the diagrams it was clear what class owned what responsibilities. However, when the author mentions the need to call certain methods based on certain conditions, I expected to see some UML. I saw instances where class diagrams, activity diagrams and sequence diagrams could have been extremely useful … and simple to put together. When I read the back of the book and saw Mr. Richards' credentials, I was... More > even more confused about why a Senior IT Architect at IBM would not use UML diagrams. As a supposed leader in his field, should he not be setting an example for the use of standards? I feel, given the author’s substantial background, that this book could use some improvement not only grammatically, but also with additional diagrams.

Also, since this book was published on or around May 30, 2006, I would like to pose a question to the reviewer who indicates that he/she implemented Mr. Richards' design pattern(s) within 5 or 6 weeks. Maybe you're dealing with a small non-critical system. However, the systems that I have worked with in the past required that a change in the architecture necessitated a full analysis and design including risk assessment. This usually took a few months at minimum. All is dependent on the size of the system, but implementation could take another month or 6 months. Given the nature of the deployment (database transaction related), deployment may require a system shutdown. As we all know, system shutdowns are not easily coordinated in a large organization or with internet-based applications. Since the content of this book seems to be geared towards larger, enterprise applications / systems, I am wondering how you managed to get all this work done and debugged within 4-5 weeks?
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ISBN 978-1-4116-9591-7
Copyright C4Media Inc. (Standard Copyright License)
Edition First Edition
Publisher Floyd Marinescu
Published February 6, 2007
Language English
Pages 116
 
Binding Perfect-bound Paperback
Interior Ink Black & white
Dimensions (inches) 6.0 wide × 9.0 tall

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