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Pro XML Development with Java Technology

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A very clear and concise reference for using the latest (as of 12/06) Java technology to process XML. Covers the new JAXP 1.3 (as of jdk 1.5) schema validation architecture. Also discusses native XML versus relational database use and a fairly comprehensive example of using the open source Xindice XML database.

Use of Eclipse and JBoss open source technologies in conjunction with Java is also discussed when appropriate. I would disagree with the other reviewer who critized the book for including Eclipse in it's examples and excluding NetBeans. It's far better to address the use of an IDE then none at all. Particularly when the IDE used for the examples is the most commonly one used in the Java community today.

I would also counter the reviewer who suggested the writing was "boring". This book covers alot of territory in its 414 pages. There is no other way to do that other then to be concise. I for one appreciate that. The writing is very efficient and it's clear that the authors are not having a love affair with their own writing by being verbose for {verbose's} sake. It's not unlike an O'Reilley Nutshell style book.

This book is for the serious enterprise Java developer who is using Java and XML in their application(s). I would agree with the authors in that it does a good job of "bridging" many technologies and provides information on them all in a single resource.

Though I am a programmer with 7 years of experience, I am relatively new to Java programming, having only been involved with it for 2 years and not-yet-on-a-professional-level (I don't code Java for a living). I have taken Java Web Services courses and have gone through the many different APIs and steps for processing XML with Java. Recently I wanted an up-to-date, well-explained, but let's-not-go-through-the-basics-of-java-programming-again-please book to refresh my memory and learn any Java 5 nuances my courses might have missed, plus preview any upcoming improvements in Java 6. This book is GREAT. It does exactly what I wanted. The writing is precise and to the point. No time is wasted learning those things you obviously know if you are trying to process XML in Java, and well-explained examples illustrate every important point. I am only half through the book, but so far I have not come across any big code typos or the such which seem to plague technical books these days. I strongly recommend it for Java Programmers new to XML processing on their platform.

This book covers all important details of XML technology for use in Java.
Although all this information exists in various fragments elsewhere, this
book does an excellent job of bringing a lot of technology together in a
simple to use, step-by-step description.

This is great book to have if you use java on a regular basis but have
been hesitating to use the XML alphabet soup. This book is a must-have.

Why is it always so obvious when a book is written by a non-English speaker? Don't they have editors there at APress? This book is a muddled mess. I know the subject matter very well and was amazed at how opaque and muddled this book was. Buy any other book on this topic.

This is a very decent book on XML with Java. Lots of examples and it is pretty well organized. Good coverage of SAX, StAX and JAXB. Be aware that if you are looking for in depth coverage of XSLT or XPATH this is not the book ( and doesn't purport to be). Although examples are for Eclipse IDE I was not fazed by this at all and readily translated them to my IDE.

Regardless of the content (the reader is probably looking for something current on standards) one has to wonder. The book is described as having one edition - dated 2010 - yet the reviews are dated 2006. What gives?

The title is misleading. It is not yet another book on Java and XML. While some of the topics have been covered elsewhere this book deals with JAXB 2.0, DOM 3, XPath in Java SE 5. Also the authors provide the source as Eclipse projects. A very useful and concise book.

It's a decent book for people that want to get a quick summary of the different technologies that exist to combine Java with XML. But it mostly fails as both a learning book and a reference: it simply doesn't explain things in enough detail for people to really learn the ins and outs of a technology.

That being said, the basis is solid and the book does contain useful informations. The early chapters are informative and fairly elaborate, and the chapter on web services gives a very good and useful overview.

Unfortunately, the book is brought down by chapters that are very lacking in detail (JAXB, XSL:FO) and/or don't add anything. The chapter on translating XML to XLS is a low; It's basically a very long and very trivial Apache POI tutorial that has next to nothing to do with XML.

Also, many pages are wasted on examples that explain how to set up Eclipse to run certain example projects. These examples go on forever, are mostly trivial, are unlikely to of much use(since they are not base on Maven) and most importantly, have nothing to do with XML.

Since there aren't that many good books on this subject, I guess this one is worth a look. Just don't expect too much

This book discusses technologies that a Java/JEE developer would use on a regular basis. It keeps it real by providing sample code and discussing the concepts at a technical level unlike other books that bombard you with buzzwords and jargon.

I keep the included sample projects mounted in Eclipse all the time. I found myself copying and pasting from these samples into my own programs. I do this not only for APIs that I am learning but also with APIs that I am pretty familiar with. I do this to save time as I won't have to lookup javadoc or other internet resources.

I have worked as a J2EE Architect and am now working as a Web Services Architect. As part of my job I frequently develop documentation on concepts discussed in this book for providing guidance to my developers. Now all I do is, I give them this book and refer them to a relevant chapters.

In short this is the only book I need for all my XML development needs. A must have in any Java/JEE developer's bookshelf.

At face value, this book looks comprehensive. However, it suffers from being so dull that it is impossible to stay awake for more than a few sentences. Typical example: "A web service is provided by a provider entity. A provider entity can be an individual or an organisation. A provider entity provides the web service through a provider agent". If you are still awake - well done! This book was unusable for me.