Java Network Programming, Third Edition

Java RMI

Head First Java, 2nd Edition

Distributed

Java Distributed Computing (O'Reilly Java)

Format: Paperback
Author: Jim Farley
ReleaseDate: 01 January, 1998
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Rating:

This book is a waste of time & money, no quality control
The code is full of bugs and does not appear to be tested by the author. Do not buy this book. You will spend . . . and waste many hours trying to get the code to complie. The code is not very well explained in the text. Overall, the book is very disappointing, and really a huge waste of time.

O'Reilly have a big turkey here. Save your money - buy something else.

Good Overview of Distributed Programming in Java
It covers many subjects from sockets to security. In general, this book will give you quite a good overview of distributed Programming in Java. Some of the subjects like sockets and RMI are explained fairly well, but others that are complex like CORBA and Security are not explained in detail. The nice part about this book is that it gives a good overview of most API's and subjects related to Distributed Computing in Java. For people, looking for a clear book with lots of examples and details on this subject, this book is NOT for you. This book is not excatly EASY to read and its definately NOT full of examples, BUT if you are patient enough while reading, you will learn quite a lot from this book. I also warn you that you may need to read other books on some subjects in this book like CORBA to be able to understand them well. In conclusion, if you are a newbie that wants to learn distributed programming in Java I suggest that you buy this book ALONG with another one that is clear and easy.

Not worth the money at all
The mere 12 pages dedicated to CORBA for instance won't teach you anything, unless you have never heard about it before. Given the explanations included in that book, I can't imagine anybody would learn anything but vague concepts about networking you would find much better documented in many other (much better) books. Not worth even opening it.