Distributed
Java RMI
Format: Paperback
Author: William Grosso
ReleaseDate: 15 October, 2001
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Rating:
Excellent RMI and distributed computing wisdom 
The author gives enough substance
to all RMI components as well as enough how-to information for
a typical TMI deployment. I personally have a very high opinion of the technical level
and presentation of this book. What I apperciated most however is
that it's replete with small pieces of wisdom on distributed
systems design (e. g. , scalability) that were eye-opening. It
also illustrates the distributed way of thinking through teaching to ask the right question at design phase.
It's true that it talks about more than strict RMI but that's hardly a shortcoming.
The reader wanting to see onl RMI stuff will find his way by picking the right chapters (you can't miss them).
Overall, excellent technical depth, good job.
Cluttered and Too much unwanted material 
. Explanation is too cluttered and a lot of material is off topic(threads, sockets,.). On the other hand topics like the newer 1. 2 Activation is not covered in detail. I felt "Java. rmi" book by Esmond Pitt to be a more useful resource.
Really nice book for distributed system developer.
If someone wants to know RMI itself, this
book will be useless. The book is well organized from the basic technology to hgh level, deep technology. But if someone really wants to know what distributed system is and how the distributed system is implemented using RMI, this book is very helpful.
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