Servlets

Instant Java Servlets (Book/CD-ROM package)

Format: Paperback
Author: Phil Hanna
ReleaseDate: 22 May, 2000
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Rating:

Very good learning material
This is the book to use. This is and excellent book if you want to learn servlets/JSP and are fairly new to this topic. I have used it for the past three years first to learn and then as reference. The great thing about this book is that the author uses examples in real world scenarios. It might not touch on all the advanced topics but it will let your write pretty advanced applications just using its techniques.

Good reference book
I use it daily. Good reference book. And the format of "How - to do this?" is very helpful. Plus the author responds to email questions quite readily. And, at 820 pages, it covers most topics.

Full of useful code and not obsolete at all
While a couple of other reviewers have complained that the content is obsolete, they forget that most production servlet engines are not up to the latest specs, either. This book is packed with useful code examples that are explained in a very clear manner. Many of us programming in the real world can benefit from this book.