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"bednarz" wrote:
I have bought the book and downloaded the PDF.

Is it possible to run the samples in the NetBeans IDE? I can deploy to JB 4.0.5 GA but I did not manage to create a NetBeans Project ?

Can anybody help me with this?

Tom

Hi Jens,

Thanks a lot for that large and brand new document. I found another interesting blog article from one of the book authors (Michael Yuan):

http://www.michaelyuan.com/blog/2006/11/16/rapid-seam-development-with-netbeans/

This may be interesting for others too.

Tom

"dexjam" wrote:

"bednarz" wrote:
I have bought the book and downloaded the PDF.

Is it possible to run the samples in the NetBeans IDE? I can deploy to JB 4.0.5 GA but I did not manage to create a NetBeans Project ?

Can anybody help me with this?

Tom

Hi Tom, maybe this helps you getting a basic seam projects started in netbeans, this was mostly thought as a reminder for me, but maybe it's helpful.

http://www.coffeecrew.org/docs/netbeansFaceletsSeamEjb3.pdf

Jens

Hi all,
Has anyone managed to buy the book without subscribing to safari library or bookshelf? I'm only interested in SEAM book, and it seems impossible to buy rough and cuts as standalone... :(

"a.moreno.jimenez" wrote:
Hi all,
Has anyone managed to buy the book without subscribing to safari library or bookshelf? I'm only interested in SEAM book, and it seems impossible to buy rough and cuts as standalone... :(

Isn't this book already obsolete? :)

Seriously though, would it be a worthwhile purchase considering the amazing speed at which Seam is developing? (Even if it were up-to-date today, by the time it comes in the mail I imagine that would cease to be true.)

Or is this meant for learning the bare minimum Seam basics that'll remain consistent and probably won't really change with time?

Perhaps the Seam guys can issue updates for the book after each revision; then it won't become obsolete.
Using the ThoughReader could help with this.
Best of both worlds?

Just a quick comment.

The books may be out of date already (including the one i wrote) ... if you are an experienced Seam developer.

However ... the books tend to go over a lot of the foundations and basics. These items arent changing drastically. And the other items like iText, etc ... once you have the basics are easily understandable.

So at the very least ... they are good for that information.

Heck i've used Hibernate for years ... and still use my hibernate book as a reference on a few things.

"kasim" wrote:

Just a quick comment.

The books may be out of date already (including the one i wrote) ... if you are an experienced Seam developer.

However ... the books tend to go over a lot of the foundations and basics. These items arent changing drastically. And the other items like iText, etc ... once you have the basics are easily understandable.

So at the very least ... they are good for that information.

Heck i've used Hibernate for years ... and still use my hibernate book as a reference on a few things.

Does anyone (directed at Michael Yuan) know if the Rough Cuts version of the book will be updated any further prior to the print release? I just purchased the rough cuts version (as well as the printed release when its released) and I was a little disappointed to find the rough cuts <200 pages. The full print version is supposed to be 400+ and I find it a little hard to believe that half the book is not yet complete <2 months before the final release is supposed to be on store shelves. I would not expect the entire finished product to be release in Rough Cuts, I guess I was just expecting a little more.

Thanks

Michael Yuan, could you, please, spend a few minutes to verify if the version of your book about Seam that was just release at Safari and tagged as "Last Updated on Safari: 2007/03/08" is the final version of it. It appears to be, but at the pages' foot of the pdf is stated as "This draft prepared for...".

I would appreciate very much your help, because I want to start reading only the final version.

Thanks!

Francisco Antônio
Brasil

the "Prepared for...." stuff is all copyright material from O'Reilly, they don't want you distributing early copies of it. I don't think you will get a "final copy" via rough cuts. They still want you to buy the final release ;). I was a bit disappointed in my last post because I got a version dated 2/27/07 that was VERY incomplete. The new version dated today 3/9/07 is much thicker and more finished (321 pages). I was assuming the 2/27/07 version would be the last before the final release.

Sorry, I have been too busy updating the book to Seam 1.2.0 (but run out of time for the Spring integration stuff). I have sent the final files to the publisher. I believe the 3/9/07 version is very close to the final manuscript.

I do not have control over the Safari process. But I think they will put out another version once the book is indexed and proof read.

Thank you for your patience!

cheers
Michael

Michael, could you tell me the difference between this book and your other book due out in July?
Lightweight Java Web Application Development: Leveraging EJB 3.0, JSF, POJO, and Seam
http://www.amazon.com/Lightweight-Java-Web-Application-Development/dp/0132225530/ref=pd_bbs_3/002-0963319-7808062?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1173710619&sr=8-3

Smithbstl,

The "lightweight" book is primely focused on JSF and EJB3 (the JEE 5 stuff in JBoss 5). It is for people who, for some reason, cannot use Seam at this moment. :)

cheers
Michael

Just downloaded "Last Updated on Safari: 2007/03/10", "Updated: 3/10/2007 5:08:38 AM". That's after Dr. Yuan has submitted the final files. Let's hope it is the final version.