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Java for Dummies: about content

 
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Hello Barry and welcome to the Ranch,

I was wondering if the book will include anything about Java EE or other Java technologies. It's probably a dumb question given that most "for dummies" books are meant for beginners, which in Java's case would be Java SE.

In case it doesn't, do you see yourself working on a book about JEE in the future?

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Charles,
You're correct with your guess that "Java For Dummies" doesn't cover Java EE. (I mention Java EE in a sentence in Chapter 2. Does that count?) Anyway, I thought about a Java EE For Dummies book a long time ago, but now I think technologies like Spring and Hibernate are more popular. Also, I'm always nervous about writing a book in the "For Dummies" series on an advanced-level topic. Seems to me that most of the people who are ready to learn Java EE are interested in fast-track books rather than I-understand-how-intimidating-this-subject-can-be books. What do you think?
 
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Barry, thanks for your fast reply.

The reason I ask is because I feel like I'm ready to take the next step from Java SE, but I'm finding myself overwhelmed by the huge amount of web technologies available that I don't even know where to begin. For now I decided to go with Java EE first since I'm already familiar with Java SE and JEE developers are very much in demand over here, but when I started peeking into it I found myself again overwhelmed by its hugeness (and all those acronyms!!) that I thought to myself "I need a book(s) that can guide me through this and explain it to me like I'm a 10 year old". It's like a whole new world to me because I've never done any web programming at all (not even a simple HTML webpage), so I thought I'd take the opportunity and ask you about a "for dummies" book about JEE.

Thank you for your time!

ps. excuse my poor english
 
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Charles, Thanks for your comments. (Your perspective on this is interesting.) I'll put this topic on the list for discussion with my Wiley editor.
 
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