Mac OS X for Java Geeks

by Will Iverson

Mac OS X for Java Geeks delivers a complete and detailed look at the Mac OS X platform, geared specifically at Java developers. Programmers using the 10.2 (Jaguar) release of Mac OS X, and the new JDK 1.4, have unprecedented new functionality available to them. Whether you are a Java newbie, working your way through Java Swing and classpath issues, or you are a Java guru, comfortable with digital media, reflection, and J2EE, this book will teach you...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0596004001
• ISBN13: 9780596004002
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

I like

* This book has provided preliminary introduction to the platform with exploring the technical underpinnings of the Mac OS X Java implementation.* This booke is good for new java developer for Mac OS X platform, someone can explore thepragmatics of Java development, including how to set up your development environment.* And makes you aware of Apple's various additons to the java platform and describes howto package and deliver an application to end users that looks and behaves like a naiveMac OS X application.* It has covers some recent features like Web start, Speech framework, Web service and Ejb and Jboss.* After that this book is good start for getting hands on the Apache web server running andsupplement it with the jakarta Tomcat JSP and servlet containers.

Something for Everyone

I had been playing around with my PowerBook G4 as a webserver (using Apache), building some PHP-based applications, and serving them up locally during development. PHP is great for quick deployment of server-side web pages, but I had wanted to try my hand at developing Java-based web apps. I didn't really know where to start, but then I found Mac OS X for Java Geeks.Using this book as my guide, I was able to:* Install and configure Apache Tomcat* Write and deploy my first "Hello World" JSP* Write and deploy my first Servlet* Deploy a working JSP that accesses a MySQL databaseFor me, this book has been invaluable... and I've only used two chapters! Will Iverson has created a volume that has something for everyone-- but most people will only use a part of the book.Everyone can benefit from his overview of the JVM on Mac OS X, as well as the chapter on Java development tools.If you want to develop web-based Java applications, there are chapters on Applets, JSPs and Servlets, Web services such as SOAP, and even using JBoss to serve EJBs.If you hope to develop applications for the Mac platform, there are chapters on creating Mac applications, and interfacing with Mac OS gems such as Quicktime , Mac OS speech, and the Mac OS spelling framework.The book is filled with great figures and examples, and readers looking to get their feet wet can build a swing application called SimpleEdit, which is used throughout the book as something to build on with newly acquired knowledge.If you are planning to do any work in Java and the Mac is your development (or deployment) platform, you gotta get this book. I know I'll be coming back to it over and over.

A Must Read

This book starts out a little slow, but then it winds up and gets into the important topics. For anyone that has ever had a difficult time functioning on this platform, this book will give you all the information to make you as comfortable as you are in windows. Although it covers all the major areas, it provides plenty of examples and unlike most tech books, it drops all the filler and gets straight to the point.

A "must-have" for all cross-platform Java developers

This book fills a very important need. The hope of "write-once, run-anywhere" is nearly a reality in the Java world. But beyond the edges of the Java specifications are the platform-specific regions that challenge those of us who try to create portable software. And these platform-specific differences are more pronounced on the Mac than on any other popular Java platform.I love Java, I love UNIX, and I love the Mac. They all come together in a rich symphony under Mac OS X. The Java piece is more tightly integrated with the underlying OS than it is on other platforms, which makes for a better Mac-centric experience for the user. But this also means that some aspects of Java that happen to be common across other platforms are different on the Mac. This includes such things as Java directory layout, minor GUI quirks, application packaging, etc. There are lots of books from Apple junkies about developing Mac application in Java, but this is THE book to get if you're a Java junkie and you want to develop Java applications that run everywhere, including the Mac. The author does an excellent job of succinctly explaining where/how/why from a Java perspective, enabling developers to develop products that maintain portability while being good Mac citizens.

Great book

Simply being able to run Java from a console window may suffice for some. Perhaps I have a lot in common with others by wanting to understand what's different about how Java is configured in the Mac environment, and how programmers need to work differently with Java. For Java developers, there are many differences between this OS and Windows. Thanks to this fine book, I now understand what I see and what to watch out for. Believe me, there are lots of things to know about. Finally, what impressed me the most about this book was how it was up-to-date in terms of JDK 1.4.x. Apple made considerable changes in this JDK update, including how the provided Java development and deployment tools are used. This book covers everything. Strongly recommended!