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XML @ Web Programming
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XML Index - XML Book :
Java XML and Web Services Bible
by Mike Jasnowski Paperback - 1000 pages 1st edition (January 11, 2002) Hungry Minds, Inc ISBN: 0764548476 Dimensions (in inches): 2.08 x 9.18 x 7.48 Book Description: Combine platform-neutral Java programming with XML’s platform-neutral data format and you get a powerful new paradigm for creating distributed applications and Web services. If you’re familiar with Java, this comprehensive book will tell you all you need to know to unleash the full interoperability of these two versatile technologies. You'll discover the combined power of XML and Java for n-tier application development, master Java and XML binding with the SAX API and Castor, and learn how to build next-generation Web services for businesses and consumers. You'll also find in-depth coverage of XML-RPC, SOAP, instant messaging, SVG, application management, and more. With this book, you'll learn how to: • Create XML documents from scratch or by using XML Parsers • Perform XML transformations using XPath, XSLT stylesheets, and the Java API • Use XML with HTTP for remote procedure calls in distributed computing • Represent XML documents as Java objects • Construct an instant message client and server to exchange XML-based messages • Dynamically Build user interfaces using scalable vector graphics for both Java-based and Web-based applications • Build an XML-based protocol adapter to manage applications to a variety of clients About the Author: Mike Jasnowski is a senior software engineer at eXcelon Corporation in Burlington, MA, and has XML and Java coming out of his ears. He works as leader of the project that develops Web-based tools for administering eXcelon’s Business Process Manager. He has been involved with computers and software for over 18 years, dating back to the days before Java and XML, when he wrote some of his first programs on a TRS-80 and Apple IIe. Mike has worked on a variety of operating systems, including Multiple Virtual Storage (MVS), Linux, Windows, and Virtual Machine (VM), in addition to a variety of programming languages. He worked for Sprint for over nine years as a systems programmer and moved on to work in the healthcare and finance industries as a software engineer before finally landing at eXcelon. He has written for Java Developers Journal and XML Journal, and has recently contributed three chapters to the book Developing Dynamic WAP Applications from Manning Press published in 2001. He lives in Amherst, New Hampshire, with his wife Tracy, his daughter Emmeline, and a host of pets. K. Ari Krupkinov, author of Chapter 25, has worked extensively with relational databases and data-integration tools on systems ranging from IBM System/370 to Linux on PC. He has been involved in XML since 1999 and has published open-source XML software. A veteran of several startups, Ari got his professional start with an elite computer unit of the Israeli Defense Forces. He now divides his time between Scotland, where his research at the University of Edinburgh involves applications of XML Schema in object-oriented and relational programming, and California, where he works as an independent consultant. Ari can be heard speaking at XML and open-source conferences. Outside of XML’s angle brackets, Ari enjoys flying — powered aircraft in America and gliders in Britain. JP Moresmau, author of Chapters 28–32, has been working with Java and XML for the past five years, designing and developing both complex database-driven Web sites and distributed applications. His field of expertise is the use of XML for data exchange and distributed computing, in which he has experience both as a developer and as a freelance researcher. JP has published his own UDDI implementation, pUDDIng, which was the first version 2.0–compliant UDDI registry.JP was living in Ireland but recently returned to his native France to work in the area of application-server development and Web services. Customer Reviews Reviewer: A reader from Sterling, VA USA I purchased this book because from the descriptions and Table Of Contents it seemed to cover the latest information concerning Java and XML. However, I was shocked to find the author was demonstrating code using the Apache Xalan release from late 2000. This is shocking because in Feb. 2001 Apache released a newer version which made drastic changes to the Xalan API. This made several chapters useless. You would think that the author would have had time to update the chapters considering that the book wasn't released until Jan.2002. This book says it is for Beginning to Advanced levels. A beginner would have a difficult time with this book. The writing style of this book leaves a lot to be desired. The author in the first chapter tries to cover in 34 pages what other authors cover in 300 pages. Not a good foundation for a beginner. There are other complaints that I have about the book, but writing this has depressed me enough for one day. Reviewer: A reader from Meriden, CT USA I think I have decided to return this book. I have been reading a lot lately to brush up on my skills, and this book is by far my least favorite. The organization of the book is horrid, and I find myself going over sections repeatedly to try to decipher what the point is. I am only on chapter two and I am completely frustrated with the book. |
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