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Web Application Architecture

Principles, Protocols and Practices

Shklar, Leon / Rosen, Rich

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2. Auflage März 2009
440 Seiten, Softcover
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Web application developers are now expected to be proficient in not just one platform, but in many new evolving platforms. Essential to the work of any Web developer, Web Application Architecture provides an in-depth examination of the core concepts and general principles of Web application development (including markup languages and the HTTP protocol), using examples from specific technologies. Covering a host of new technologies, including Ruby on Rails, Spring and service-oriented architecture, this revised edition of the popular textbook helps developers learn new APIs and application frameworks more efficiently.

ISBN: 978-0-470-51860-1
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In-depth examination of concepts and principles of Web application development

Completely revised and updated, this popular book returns with coverage on a range of new technologies. Authored by a highly respected duo, this edition provides an in-depth examination of the core concepts and general principles of Web application development. Packed with examples featuring specific technologies, this book is divided into three sections: HTTP protocol as a foundation for Web applications, markup languages (HTML, XML, and CSS), and survey of emerging technologies. After a detailed introduction to the history of Web applications, coverage segues to core Internet protocols, Web browsers, Web application development, trends and directions, and more.
* Includes new coverage on technologies such as application primers, Ruby on Rails, SOAP, XPath, P3P, and more
* Explores the fundamentals of HTTP and its evolution
* Looks at HTML and its roots as well as XML languages and applications
* Reviews the basic operation of Web Servers, their functionality, configuration, and security
* Discusses how to process flow in Web browsers and looks at active browser pages
* Addresses the trends and various directions that the future of Web application frameworks may be headed

This book is essential reading for anyone who needs to design or debug complex systems, and it makes it easier to learn the new application programming interfaces that arise in a rapidly changing Internet environment.

* Preface
* Core Protocols
* HTTP and the Web
* HTML and its Roots
* XML Languages and Applications
* Web Servers
* Web Browsers
* "Active Browser Pages" - From JavaScript to AJAX
* Web Application Development - Approaches and Platforms
* Application Primer: Virtual Realty Listing Services
* Application Primer take 2: Ruby on Rails
* Search
* Trends & Directions
* Conclusions
Leon Shklar currently works for Thomson Reuters where he is the head of technology for Reuters Media. Previously, Leon headed up the development team for the online edition of the Wall Street Journal at Dow Jones. Prior to joining Dow Jones, he spent six years at Bell Communications Research and almost as long in the world of dot-coms and Internet software. Leon holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Rutgers University.

Rich Rosen is a senior developer in the Fixed Income Systems Group at Interactive Data Corporation. Previously, he was an Application Architect at Dow Jones. Rich began his career at Bell Labs, where his work with relational databases and the Internet prepared him the world of Web application development. He is a co-author of Mac OS X for Unix Geeks, 4th Edition (O'Reilly). Rich holds an M.S. in Computer Science from Stevens Institute of Technology.

L. Shklar, Thomson Reuters; R. Rosen, Interactive Data Corporation