The Awesome Power of PowerJ

by Tim Hatton

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• Format: DVD-ROM
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1884777538
• ISBN13: 9781884777530
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Manning Publications
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.9" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Great for beginners

Hi, I thought this book was a great introduction to the PowerJ environment. It is little different than other PowerSoft products, and "Awesome..." helped me feel much more comfortable in the environment. As a new programmer, who has not done Java before, the explanations of drag-and-drop programming were especially useful. A great beginner's reference.

PowerJ made Easy

Tim Hatton's The Awesome Power of PowerJ, far from being the advanced nuts-and-bolts examination of the Java language, is actually an excellent overview of the PowerJ development Environment. He obviously knows Sybase/PowerSoft products, and communicates this familiarity in a really user-friendly manner. The book details how to make the most of the drag-and-drop programming editor, which is a great way to familiarize yourself with Java, and at the same time produce real applications. The book is a must-read if you aren't already a C or Java expert, and need to produce Web-ready applications.

I loved it

I found this book to be an immense help. The information contained in this book finally made sense to me. I have been struggling with the documentation that came with the package and got nowhere. The writing style of the author brought it all home for me. Now I am finally beginning to actually code in Java.

Excellent resource for the business practitioner

This book excels in pragmatically introducing PowerJ to those of us who are neither Dummies nor Software Engineers. Mr. Hatton clearly understands how adult learning works, and the real-world context in which we must rapidly absorb and apply knowledge. Subtleties, such as reinforcing previous learnings while introducing new topics, make the difference to the vocationally-oriented reader; the learning process is both efficient and effective. The structure of the book readily supports two critical purposes for the prospective PowerJ user: functionally introducing PowerJ, and providing a desk reference for the journeyman practitioner to quickly and easily locate specific topics. Simply stated, Mr. Hatton adds substantial value to the PowerJ product by organizing and communicating information from the results-oriented reader/user's point of view.And, somehow, it's readable, too. The author's style is conversational, and he transfers knowledge at an intellectually-manageable rate. His presentation is instructive and concept-based, going well beyond simple documentation of product attributes, properties and procedures. Overall, as a business practitioner with a working knowledge of several 4GL's and development environments, I found the book delivered well to its intended audience who, like myself, are neither Dummies nor Software Engineers, and have real-world requirements.

A great book for anyone wanting to use or using PowerJ

I greatly enjoyed the author's informal writing style and the amount of material covered in the book. If you are starting to learn PowerJ or are already using it, this book is for you! This book doesn't just help you get started but covers chapters on ActiveX and JavaBeans as well as using graphics.Make no mistake, this is the only book you'll need for information about PowerJ!