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Review title: Don't Bother!
Product review: Unfortunately very poorly organized and highly repetitive. By continually repeating already learned steps, the author makes a straightforward subject appear needlessly complex.Full of descriptions like:"'String DriverPropertyInfo.name' -- This is the name of the property."It's one thing to be a great programmer, entirely different to be a teacher, able to present concepts in a clear, concise, and well-organized manner. You can learn JDBC from this book, but you'll have to fight the writing to do so.It's unclear who the book's target audience is, since much is presented too simply for the experienced, but much is too difficult for the novice. It even includes introductory sections "About Java" and "Database Fundamentals". I wouldn't want to attempt this book without being thoroughly versed in both.It's even difficult to use as a reference since the sections aren't clearly separated and it's hard to go back and find anything.I really wanted to like this book. I really can't.
