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A useful kick start, but you cannot get too far away with this introductory book.

I purchased the ebook which includes updates (cover Android 1.5), i do not recommend paper edition as it is probably outdated.

Remember many parts of the book is still being updated. For example UI tasks that are done using Executor, Runnable and Handlers, which could be simpler with AsyncTask.

A brief but throughout review on transaction programming using Java, with actual configuration and coding example using EJB and Spring syntax. This is a very good starting point for those who need to architect, design and implement transactional Java systems.

The ebook version is freely available at InfoQ (http://www.infoq.com/minibooks/JTDS).

Although written several years ago, the problems and patterns discussed in it are still valid and recurring. Reading this book prevent us from repeat mistakes that have been encountered by countless pioneers.

Today many application frameworks are designed with them in mind. Using those frameworks, we no longer have to code those building block. Still, reading this book help us to understand the design decision made during creating these frameworks.

If you are working on multi-tier, distributed applications, this book is a must. If your main focus is simple CRUD database web app, you may safely skip it.