Developing Java Web Services: Architecting and Developing Secure Web Services Using Java (Paperback)

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"I commend this book to you as your springboard to the future of how to make the Net work." -- from the Foreword by Simon Phipps, Chief Technology Evangelist, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Product Description

* One of the first books to cover Sun Microsystem's new Java Web Services Developer Pack
* Written by top Sun consultants with hands-on experience in creating Web services, with a foreword from Simon Phipps, Chief Evangelist at Sun
* Case studies demonstrate how to create Web services with the tools most used by Java developers, including BEA WebLogic, Apache Axis, Systinet WASP, and Verisign

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Product Details

• Paperback: 784 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (December 25, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471236403
• ISBN-13: 978-0471236405
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #663,341 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Bored to tears..., August 26, 2003

By	Fabian Gonzales (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

I am new to web services, and purchased this book based on the good reviews it has received. I was quite disappointed in this book, which is both repetitive, drawn-out and shallow in its coverage of web services. Although the book covers most aspects of web service development using JWSDP, as a result almost nothing is covered in great detail, and the book's 700+ pages ultimately provide a dreary drawn-out overview of web services better found elsewhere.

I am now using Apache Axis to create web services, trying to figure out how to create stateful web services. Axis is barely covered by the book, and I cannot find any mention of how to implement stateful web services. As a result, the book stays on the shelf collecting dust, while I google around the Internet for answers.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy this book! , November 9, 2004

By	Alejandro Garrido (CA, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The other reviews saying "Repetitve and shallow content" are all 100% true.
It repeats itself over and over again. Is not only boring but it's also extremely hard to follow.
I'm an experienced java/jsp developer trying to get into web services, and this book only gave me frustration and disapointment.
When I started reading this book I thought that WS technologies were very complex and hard to understand. Then I realized the only thing hard to understand is this book.

I'm taking this book back to the store.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Basic Tutorial Aggregation, January 16, 2004

By A Customer

I'm really disappointed with the book written by the Sun "Architects". I expect them to show much better expertise on web services, even I admit this may not be the book's intension.

1. The book is like an aggregation of tutorials on basic stuff of each topic. There is no technical depth and you are far from building practical web services after looking at their examples.

2. The concepts are not well explained. Easy topics are repeated while important topics are ignored. It's hard to learn something you don't already know.

3. The book is not well reviewed. There are numerous technical errors and typos.

The book does have a good scope, and can be a convenience of browsing the field, as it puts the related topics under one roof.