Review of Instant Messaging Systems: Cracking the Code (Paperback)

I made the mistake of purchasing this book without thoroughly looking through it. I saw some of the code samples and it looked interesting. I was primarily drawn to it because of the use of Jabber, which is referred to prominently on the back cover and in the first chapter.

The actual book is pretty bad. As a previous reviewer stated, the editing is horrible. Many of the sentences make no sense and go back and forth through past and present tense.

The system that the authors built and describe in the book is not a Jabber solution. They built their own IM system based on web services and basically built an adapter to link up to a Jabber server. They offer no reasons why they do not implement a full Jabber server/client system. Their examples make no sense.

I highly recommend that you stay away from this book.

Product Description
* Complete instant messaging applications with design specifications, flow diagrams and source code with line-by-line explanation.
* Includes 2 different Jabber-compliant IM solutions - Java based and .NET based with C#.
* Each solution makes heavy use of web services.
* The IM client is extended beyond the desktop to include handheld wireless devices.
ABOUT THE CD-ROM
CD ROM includes fully functioning IM systems built in the book, along with complete source code and additional 3rd party development tools.

From the Back Cover
Create Tomorrow's Instant Messaging Applications Today

In this unique guide, a crack team of software engineers delivers the programming solutions and source code you need to jump start a Java- or C#-based instant messaging project using the Jabber protocol. With flow charts and line-by-line analysis of a professional-quality instant messaging system, they show you how to solve typical IM programming challenges - and create your own Jabber application using Java or C#, Web services, XML, ADO.NET, J2ME, and other cutting-edge technologies.

Take an In-Depth Look at Professional-Grade Instant Messaging Applications

• Java instant messaging server module
• C# instant messaging server module
• Java instant messaging client module
• C# instant messaging client module
• J2ME mobile client extension
• Integrate instant messaging applications with Web services
• More than 14,000 lines of documented code

The CD-ROM features:

• Jabber-compatible instant messaging system, in both Java and C# versions, with a J2ME mobile extension
• Java 2 Software Development Kit Standard Edition, version 1.4 for Windows
• Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition, Wireless Toolkit 1.0.3
• Forte for Java, release 3.0, Community Edition
• Tomcat
• Xerces
• kXML

Note: All software tested at the Dreamtech Software Research Lab

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Review of Instant Messaging Systems: Cracking the Code (Paperback)

I made the mistake of purchasing this book without thoroughly looking through it. I saw some of the code samples and it looked interesting. I was primarily drawn to it because of the use of Jabber, which is referred to prominently on the back cover and in the first chapter.

The actual book is pretty bad. As a previous reviewer stated, the editing is horrible. Many of the sentences make no sense and go back and forth through past and present tense.

The system that the authors built and describe in the book is not a Jabber solution. They built their own IM system based on web services and basically built an adapter to link up to a Jabber server. They offer no reasons why they do not implement a full Jabber server/client system. Their examples make no sense.

I highly recommend that you stay away from this book.

Product Description
* Complete instant messaging applications with design specifications, flow diagrams and source code with line-by-line explanation.
* Includes 2 different Jabber-compliant IM solutions - Java based and .NET based with C#.
* Each solution makes heavy use of web services.
* The IM client is extended beyond the desktop to include handheld wireless devices.
ABOUT THE CD-ROM
CD ROM includes fully functioning IM systems built in the book, along with complete source code and additional 3rd party development tools.

From the Back Cover
Create Tomorrow's Instant Messaging Applications Today

In this unique guide, a crack team of software engineers delivers the programming solutions and source code you need to jump start a Java- or C#-based instant messaging project using the Jabber protocol. With flow charts and line-by-line analysis of a professional-quality instant messaging system, they show you how to solve typical IM programming challenges - and create your own Jabber application using Java or C#, Web services, XML, ADO.NET, J2ME, and other cutting-edge technologies.

Take an In-Depth Look at Professional-Grade Instant Messaging Applications

• Java instant messaging server module
• C# instant messaging server module
• Java instant messaging client module
• C# instant messaging client module
• J2ME mobile client extension
• Integrate instant messaging applications with Web services
• More than 14,000 lines of documented code

The CD-ROM features:

• Jabber-compatible instant messaging system, in both Java and C# versions, with a J2ME mobile extension
• Java 2 Software Development Kit Standard Edition, version 1.4 for Windows
• Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition, Wireless Toolkit 1.0.3
• Forte for Java, release 3.0, Community Edition
• Tomcat
• Xerces
• kXML

Note: All software tested at the Dreamtech Software Research Lab

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Review of Programming for Embedded Systems: Cracking the Code [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

This is a very specific Book to programmers. This book isn't for Begginers, it's necessary to have bases to understand this book.

Product Description
* Presents a variety of complete embedded applications with design specifications, flow diagrams and source code with line-by-line explanation.
* Includes discussion of the challenges of embedded development such as timing, processor clocks and virtual environment development.
* The target platforms for embedded software are covered: microcontrollers (16 bit and 32 bit) as well as Digital Signal processors. After discussing the basic architecture of these processors, the specifics of archtecture are covered with special reference to 8051, ADSP 2181 and ARM processors.
* An overview of the Operating systems (embedded, real time and moble Operating Systems)will be given with discussion on APIs for development of embedded software. The function calls in C/++ and Java will be illustrated with examples.
* Line by line detailed analysis of the source code behind cutting-edge embedded applications including GPS, security systems, networked information appliances, cellular phones, embedded databases and wireless network devices.
* Applications built on a variety of popular embedded operating systems including NT, LINUX and Java (J2ME).
ABOUT THE CD-ROM
CD ROM includes fully functioning IM systems built in the book, along with complete source code and additional 3rd party development tools.

From the Back Cover
Create Tomorrow's Embedded Systems Today

In this unique guide, a crack team of software engineers delivers the programming solutions and source code you need to jump-start a wide range of embedded systems projects. Using flow charts and line-by-line analysis of 23 professional-quality applications, they show you how to solve typical embedded Systems programming challenges-and create your own applications using a wide range of programming languages, operating systems, development platforms, and processors.

Take an In-Depth Look at 23 Embedded Systems Applications

• Navigation system using a GPS receiver
• Communications systems for protocol conversion and VoIP
• Mobile data applications using BREW-MP3 player and salary survey
• Real-time systems using RTLinux-printing, messaging and more
• Windows CE database applications -salary survey and energy meter reading
• Networked information appliances using the HP Chai Appliance Platform-CRM, location-based services and more
• Mobile Java appliances-electronic city guide, Jini appliance control, ACRemote application
• Windows XP embedded applications -air conditioner remote control, audio player remote control, typing speed indicator, database application, electronic voting

The CD-ROM features:

• Professional-quality embedded systems applications, with over 7,800 lines of source code
• Java 2 Software Development Kit, Standard Edition version 1.4 for Windows; Forte for Java, release 3.0, Community Edition; and Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition, Wireless Toolkit 1.0.3

All software tested at the Dreamtech Software Research Lab

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