Programming with VisiBroker

By Eric BleifieldJonathan WeedonDoug Pedrick, et al.

The authoritative Java developer's guide to designing better distributed object systems and implementing them faster-using VisiBroker Coauthored by the lead architect for the VisiBroker Java ORB, this is the authoritative guide to programming with VisiBroker for Java. Designed to help Java developers quickly master the skills they need to develop more powerful and sophisticated distributed, object-oriented, client/server systems from scratch or by combining existing components, it covers all the crucial bases in the life cycle of a VisiBroker implementation, including: * Analysis and design of distributed object systems * Basic and advanced VisiBroker for Java implementations * Performance considerations and fine-tuning * The approved OMG IDL to Java mapping * VisiBroker interfaces to legacy relational databases using JDBC. The dream of distributed, object-oriented, client/server systems that are both location- and language-transparent is at last a reality. In great part, this is due to the growing worldwide acceptance of CORBA as the architectural standard of choice. This book brings together the most popular implementation of the CORBA standard, VisiBroker, and Java, the most popular language for Internet programming. The CD-ROM contains: * VisiBroker for Java 3.1 * VisiBroker Naming and Event Services * Complete code for all the examples from the book.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471239011
• ISBN13: 9780471239017
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Great Book, Best CORBA Book so far ....

I have 3 CORBA books and this one is definitely the best. It teaches you CORBA from a practical point of view through the use of VisiBroker. The guy with 1 star recommendation nit-picking about typos and Visibroker version totally missed the point. As far as OMG CORBA specification is concerned, VisiBroker version does not make a difference. For me, I did not really want to learn VisiBroker as a product. I wanted to learn CORBA through VisiBroker. If you want to learn about CORBA with Java from a beginner or intermediate level, this book is the best I have read.

Excellent book. Only BOA coverage though.

The presentation of the book is great. I did not find the general CORBA section all that useful, but the later sections provided some valuable insights.My main criticism is that the book is getting slightly dated. There is no coverage of the POA. The current edition is totally BOA based. A couple of chapters by the authors on using Visibroker to handle transactions would be really welcome as well. I am looking forward to the next edition.

This is a great CORBA book!

This book contains clear discussions and examples and is an excellent resource for anyone wanting to learn CORBA. All the examples are based in Java, but this book would be useful for any type of programmer wanting a more complete understanding of CORBA. This book is a perfect blend of high-level architecture discussion and concrete code examples without superfluous chapters.

Should be bundled with Visibroker

Although I'm more interested in Visibroker for C++, I found this book very practical and helpful. The book is more helpful than the official Visibroker documentation and should be bundled with all versions of Visibroker.CORBA is a standard, but there are features that only Visibroker provides (OSAgent for example). The book clearly described the reasons Visibroker made these enhancements and helped you decide if you want to take advantage of them.Even though all printed source is in Java (or IDL of course), the main, larger example in the book has equivalent C++ source code on the enclosed CD-ROM.

*The* book for the serious VisiBroker programmer

I am very disappointed with most CORBA books, e.g. the Martian books fill me with dismay and make me wonder whether CORBA will ever make it. But this is a proper book, this is a book that tells you facts. I have printed out the on-line manuals for VisiBroker, and read them, and this book taught me heaps more stuff.I absolutely recommend this book for anyone who has to write a VisiBroker program which is more than just a bank example. We have a team of developers, and the book is in such demand that I have to get a second copy.This book is not a tutorial, and it is not about general CORBA. If you buy VisiBroker, you should buy this book as well.