XML Programming: Web Applications and Web Services with JSP and ASP provides a fast-moving
introduction to the XML family of technologies for programmers. Although written with a focus
upon JSP- and ASP-based XML solutions the book presents the material from a
language-independent point of view that benefits all developers whatever their language. The
code is written to be readable by all. Chapters 1 through 3 cover the foundations of XML
well-formed and valid documents DTDs and namespacesbut XLink XPointer and elements of XSLT
are introduced early so the examples can be interesting and useful. Chapters 4 through 6 cover
XML processing using SAX DOM and XSLT separately and in various combinations. Each chapter
progresses from simple to advanced examples. Chapter 7 is devoted to the development of a real
world project involving the use of various XML technologies to create an information
repository. In the context of the project the authors present RDF and the Dublin Core revisit
XPath XLink and XPointer and show how XML data can live inside a relational database.
Chapter 8 introduces the newer validation technologies (RELAX NG and XML Schema) in
preparation for the final chapter on Web services. In the concluding chapter the authors not
only explain the specifications but also build working examples: You're shown step-by-step
how to convert a software module into a Web service how to generate a WSDL description from
code how to use WSDL to generate stubs and skeletons for distributed language-independent
applications and how to register such applications with a UDDI repository either local or on
the Internet. XML Programming: Web Applications and Web Services with JSP and ASP is an
indispensable resource for programmers who wish to become proficient in XML technologies and
use them for solving large-scale real-life problems.
