Of course, back in the old days, we just used to read the source code for the example application. By the time you figured out it's convoluted approach to everything, you were an elite Struts developer! :-)
In terms of books, I like Sue Spielman's book: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D1558608621/hitchhikeguidetoA/ and Struts Kick Start http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0672324725/hitchhikeguidetoA/ I was involved in the pre-press technical review of Sue's book and found it to be a great guide: enough information but no spoonfeeding. At $15, try it, it's not a large investment. Simon >-----Original Message----- >From: Frank Burns [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 11:07 AM >To: Struts Users Mailing List >Subject: Re: Suggestion needed on good Struts book > > >I would say I'm smack bang in the middle of my Struts learning >curve and, in >my opinion, the single most useful resource I have found is >this six-part >series of articles: > >http://www.ftponline.com/javapro/2002_09/online/servletsjsp_bku >rniawan_09_13_02/ > >In terms of books, I've got both "Struts In Action" and >"Programming Jakarta >Struts". > >Each have their strengths and weaknesses in terms of the depth >and breadth >of information that they contain. > >However, in terms of *how* the information is presented, I >personally find >the "Struts In Action" really frustrating. It's as though the >content has >been *forced* into the "In Action" format. And the result, >unfortunately, is >that it works neither as a good hand-held tour through Struts (very >long-winded, and repetitive), nor as a useful reference book >(the useful >information is scattered throughout its various sections). >And, finally, I >have the FOURTH *corrected* reprint, and it's still riddled with typos. > >My recommendation would be the above-mentioned series of articles and >"Programming Jakarta Struts". > >Frank. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Janarthan Sathiamurthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 8:23 AM >Subject: Re: Suggestion needed on good Struts book > > >> Programming Jakarta Struts - OReilly >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Hi, >> >> I am a newbie to Struts. >> I have been looking for books on Struts and found these on Amazon >> >> Programming Jakarta Struts - OReilly >> Struts in Action - Manning >> Struts Framework - Morgan Kaufmann >> Struts Survival Guide - ObjectSource >> Professional Jakarta Struts - Wrox >> Struts Kick Start - Sams >> >> Can anybody suggest which is good? >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Do you Yahoo!? >> Yahoo! Search - Find what you're looking for faster. > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
