num_pages: 800
description: The #1 Client/Server book, now completely updated and expanded!"It s savvy, informative, and entertaining as anything you are likely to read on the subject. Client/server isn t one technology but many -- remote SQL, TP, message-oriented groupware, distributed objects, and so on. Like the proverbial blind man feeling the elephant, most of us have a hard time seeing the whole picture. The authors succeed brilliantly in mapping the elephant." -- John Udell, Byte"The scope and depth of topics covered in the Guide, with its straightforward and often humorous delivery, make this book required reading for anyone who deals with computers in today s corporate environment." -- Bob Gallagher, PC Week"Absolutely the finest book on client/server on the market today. It s got great advice, and is well-written and fun to read." --Richard FinkelsteinThe critics agree-this is the best source for anyone looking to understand and make informed decisions about client/sever technology. In this Third Edition of their award-winning book, authors Orfali, Harkey, and Edwards combine detailed technical explanations with their unique brand of offbeat humor, clever cartoons, controversial soapboxes, and witty quotes to inform, educate, and entertain.Robert Orfali, Dan Harkey, and Jeri Edwards have co-authoredbest-selling books including Client/Server Programming with Java andCORBA, Second Edition, Instant CORBA, 3-Tier Client/Server At Work, and The Essential Distributed Objects Survival Guide. In their other lives: Robert Orfali and Dan Harkey head San Jose State University's Client/Server and Distributed Objects Masters program and lab. Dan also works for IBM as a distributed object consultant. Jeri Edwards is Vice President of Strategy and Product Planning at BEA Systems.
language: English
title: Client/Server Survival Guide
titlecomplete: Client/Server Survival Guide
genres: Software, Technology
ratings_count: 43
publisher: Wiley