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Title: Fluff, Fluff, Fluff....
Review: In my opinion, code examples are just as important as the text that explains it. Unfortunately, the author didn't think so. Going through the book and visiting the companion website to get the source code to run was a waste of time.For the most part, the code didn't work at all! It didn't matter what compiler version you make use of; I used 4 different versions of the JDK. A book is supposed to save you time when you are trying to learn. This book doesn't fit the bill. I still had to go to the web in order to get working examples of the patterns mentioned in the book.I'm sure the author know's what he talking about. I just think that he should prove it by writing programs that are tested and that compile before shipping it off in a book.
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