《Web Application Architecture: Principles, Protocols and Practices》
by Leon Shklar, Richard Rosen

Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Wiley; 1st edition (October 22, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0471486566
ISBN-13: 978-0471486565

An in-depth examination of the core concepts and general principles of Web application development.

This book uses examples from specific technologies (e.g., servlet API or XSL), without promoting or endorsing particular platforms or APIs. Such knowledge is critical when designing and debugging complex systems. This conceptual understanding makes it easier to learn new APIs that arise in the rapidly changing Internet environment.

* Includes discussions of markup languages: HTML, the eXtensible Markup Language (XML), XHTML, eXtensible Stylesheet Language (XSL), and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

* Contains exercises geared to constructing an advanced XML application that makes use of XML and XSL parsers

* Explores emerging technologies: Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE), industry-specific XML standards, Resource Des cription Framework (RDF), and XML query languages

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements.

1. Introduction.
2. Before the Web: TCP/IP.
3. Birth of the World Wide Web: HTTP.
4. Web Servers.
5. Web Browsers .
6. HTML and Its Roots .
7. XML Languages and Applications.
8. Dynamic Web Applications.
9. Approaches to Web Application Development.
10. Application Primer: Virtual Realty Listing Services.
11. Emerging Technologies.