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Client/Server Programming with CORBA Objects [Paperback]

Robert Orfali (Author), Dan Harkey (Author)

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Paperback: 688 pages
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 2nd edition (14 Feb 1997)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0471163511
ISBN-13: 978-0471163510
Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 18.5 x 3.3 cm

Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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Java and CORBA are merging in cyberspace. Here′s your complete guide to navigating this previously uncharted territory.

Whether you′re a seasoned Java programmer, a distributed objects expert, or looking to be a little bit of both, Client/Server Programming with Java and CORBA gives you the programming know–how you need to combine these two technologies into workable client/server solutions for the Object Web.

Full of working code, tutorials, and design trade–offs, this one–of–a–kind book:

Covers everything from simple ORBs to object activation
Uses tutorials and a client/server benchmark to compare CORBA and its competitors—including Java/RMI, Java/DCOM, Sockets, and HTTP/CGI
Explains in detail Netscape′s ORB: VisiBroker for Java and shows you how to use Caffeine to write CORBA/Java applications without IDL
Provides a Debit–Credit benchmark for JDBC databases used to compare 2–tier vs. 3–tier client/server solutions
Includes a Web–based Club Med client/server application using CORBA, Java, JDBC, and applets
Shows you how to use CORBA′s dynamic facilities such as callbacks, dynamic invocations, object introspection, and the interface repository
Compares the performance of C++ ORBs with Java ORBs
Includes a CD–ROM with over 15 Java–based client/server applications

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Java and CORBA are merging in cyberspace. Here′s your complete guide to navigating this previously uncharted territory.

Full of working code, tutorials, and design trade–offs, this one–of–a–kind book:

Covers everything from simple ORBs to object activation
Uses tutorials and a client/server benchmark to compare CORBA and its competitors—including Java/RMI, Java/DCOM, Sockets, and HTTP/CGI
Explains in detail Netscape′s ORB: VisiBroker for Java and shows you how to use Caffeine to write CORBA/Java applications without IDL
Provides a Debit–Credit benchmark for JDBC databases used to compare 2–tier vs. 3–tier client/server solutions
Includes a Web–based Club Med client/server application using CORBA, Java, JDBC, and applets
Shows you how to use CORBA′s dynamic facilities such as callbacks, dynamic invocations, object introspection, and the interface repository
Compares the performance of C++ ORBs with Java ORBs
Includes a CD–ROM with over 15 Java–based client/server applications

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Wide ranging -good overview but hard to find gritty detail 3 Jan 2001

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While I understand the other reviewers comments, this book fulfilled *my* needs very well, and I recommend it to others in the same situation. Coming from a knowledge of single-CPU Java only, it gives an overview not only of CORBA and Java but of the competing technologies. If you only *think* CORBA/Java is the combination for you, this will answer your questions. If you know the answer is Java/CORBA and you want the nuts-and-bolts of how to do it, this book is too long and contains too much extraneous material.

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A good book for the big picture, but be warned 14 Nov 2000

By joarvat@hotmail.com

Format:Paperback

I have not read the whole book yet, but I have just wasted 2 days trying to run the first and fundamental example in the book. The book is obviously good for those who want to get an overwiew over the subject, which was why I bought it. But there is no support, patches, errata or anything to help you out in a problem like I have had. The code in the book has probably been updated since the first edition, but the software following is still the same old. So it took me two days to find out that the supplied vbjorb.jar file is too old. So be warned, if you want to compile and run the examples, you need to get a newer version. Fortunately I had an Oracle installation that also has this file, and I was able to replace it.

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misleading title,poor structure,too repetitive & theoretical 5 May 2000

By Agelos Pikoulas

Format:Paperback

This great book has a misleading title - don't buy it if you just want to write Java/Corba C/S application, it'll confuse you ! Like most readers I will agree that the authors have done a *great* job in comparing and contrasting in huge depth all the modern distributed computing related platforms and technologies. I wont disagree or repeat other people's opinions about the merits of this book, so I' ll jump to what I did not like (and gave it 3 stars):

- The organisation of the book is not very consistent. At times the book goes into great detail explaining a particular aspect (which is good) and then you find the same material mixed in other chapters explained again. Clearly when this is many pages long is wasting not only paper but your time reading through as well, it could simply be referenced, and the book could be at least 200 pages less. I found the book very interesting but also hard to read and follow.

- The book is a perhaps too theoretical at times. Perhaps this is of interest of ORB developers and not ORB users (application programmers). For instance the book is diving into ORB & POA policies details, explaining exactly what is happening behind the scenes. This might be of interest to very experienced programmers or ORB implementers, but not people who just want some subtle methods of writing C/S programs with CORBA/Java.

- I am sure the in-depth comparison of the technologies a) Has made Micro$oft sad of DCOM (cruel people) and Sun shine drinking coffee. b) Will be THE reference book for managers who make serious decisions about multi-million project investments & perhaps Academics who all wish to compare, compare and compare....

...but is this your interest ? Or do you just simply want to understand CORBA working 2gether with Java in the context of 3-tier Client server apps and start programming ?

If the title of the book was something like "ADVANCED Client/Server TECHNIQUES & ISSUES of Java & CORBA, with an in depth comparison of other existing & emerging modern distributed architectures.", I would have rate it differently.

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A mile wide and an inch deep

This book covers too much ground. Great if you want to compare CORBA to RMI to DCOM to sockets, and want an intro to EJB and Java Beans. Read more

Published on 21 Jan 1999

Long winded and poorly structured.

If you want a succinct and well-written book on CORBA you will just have to wait for someone to write it! Read more

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