Building XML Web Services for the Microsoft .NET Platform [Paperback]

Scott Short (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0735614067 | ISBN-13: 978-0735614062 | Publication Date: March 27, 2002

This book takes enterprise developers inside the architecture, protocols, and programming practices for building distributed-object Web Services. The authors also step readers through building a high-end Web Service of their own, using real-world examples and proven strategies. All the book's code examples appear on the companion CD-ROM.

Product Details

• Paperback: 500 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (March 27, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735614067
• ISBN-13: 978-0735614062
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,222,761 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worse than anyone even says, August 24, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Building XML Web Services for the Microsoft .NET Platform (Paperback)

I've probably read 100 technical books, but this is the worst I've ever opened. The number of errors just kills me... Why people don't compile their code and THEN paste it into their book is beyond me... Chapter two has an example where you create a Console Application, then you're asked to rename the Service1 file, but the Console Application wizard creates a Console1 file (the Web Service wizard creates a Service1 file). These errors are just inexcusable and the errors and issues go on forever... The errata should be as large as the book itself. Even larger if they included an apology for all the mistakes. I'd be totally ashamed to have my name on this book. If you're curious, buy a used copy for $5 and see for yourself. Even at that price, you'll probably feel ripped off.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Small Errors Add Up, May 26, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Building XML Web Services for the Microsoft .NET Platform (Paperback)

This book first sets out to familiarize the reader with the overall architecture of web services. The author then digs into the relevant specs underlying the technology (schemas, SOAP, and WSDL, in particular). Finally, after laying the foundation, the author then explores the implementation of web services in the .Net framework, covering a host of practical matters such as security and debugging, as well as discovery via UDDI and DISCO. The book concludes with a discussion of the emerging GXA set of specifications.

While I thought the author did a good job of covering the material, the large number of small errors in the code (and occasionally in the text) became increasingly distracting. The book would have benefited greatly from more rigorous technical editing. From Microsoft Press, this is quite disappointing, as their books are generally quite accurate (IMHO).

I also thought that the schema discussion was less clear than the W3C's freely available "XML Schema Part 0: Primer."

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the trouble, June 15, 2002

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This review is from: Building XML Web Services for the Microsoft .NET Platform (Paperback)

This book does contain quite a bit of valuable information, but it is not worth extracting it. The book is quite poorly written and has no comprehensible flow. The material is arranged in subject areas according to chapter, but that is about all you get. Furthermore, the vast number of errors make the hassle of reading this book even worse. Reading this book is like having gravel in your granola. It it likely better to starve, while you look for something, anything, else.

This one is a major disappointment. I paid for the book and need to learn this stuff for a cert test, so I am reading it anyway. You don't have to suffer through it like me!