XML, XSLT, Java, and JSP: A Case Study in Developing a Web Application [With CDROM]

This book is a case study of a project using a combination of two of the hottest technologies around for delivering interactive web applications: XSLT and JSP Tags. It is not a text book. It is hard to give it a star rating because it is not particularly well written (the author is a better programmer than writer in my opinion) however the content is unique and will be of particular interest to those wanting to use both JSP and XSLT technologies to separate web page content from application code and data.There are many books on JSPs but they tend to have minimal content on XSLT beyond how to set up a basic custom tag to drive an XSLT processor. Likewise there are many titles dealing with XSLT that have little detail on how to intergrate XSLT processing into a JSP based application. This book deals with how they can work together which is why I describe it as unique. Another big plus for this book is that the content is non-trivial and discusses a real problem, not made up easy-peazy ones designed to show off this or that feature of the XML, XSL or JSP specifications.The source code for the case study looks experimental becasue it is experimental. Mr Rockwell makes it quite clear that much of it is marked down for revision, as it should be in an iterative development process. It is not always easy to follow, but once you get into it you can see exactly what he's trying to do and there are some genuine nuggets in there which you won't find anywhere else.In summary, if you want to use both XSLT and JSP custome tags in your web applications and you are trying to figure out how to do it, you should consider investing in this.

I've found that this book goes in a lot of depth on a host of topics. I wouldn't recommend it for someone who is just starting out, because the topcs are pretty advanced, but for those who are looking a for a depth of study, this is definitely the way go to. It covers each topic in detail, with a realtive amount of background that helps cover the topic completely.

Westy Rockwell's XML, XSLT, Java, and JSP is a practical, user frienedly, hands-on experience in building web applications based on XML and Java technologies. XML, XSLT, Java, and JSP's unique format takes the reader through the process of building a web chat project, using the extremely popular open-source tools from the Apache Software Foundation, namely Jakarta Tomcat, Apache Xerces and Apache Xalan. In addition, XML, XSLT, Java, and JSP provides the user with some invaluable, new and provocative techniques for XML storage using Java objects. XML, XSLT, Java, and JSP is strongly recommended for all web application developers! 768 pp.

A good case study teaches how to use XML, XSLT, Java, and JSP technologies together successfully. It has saved me hours of work and research on setting up the Java development environment.It explores and solves problems of case study in details. Thanks to New Riders for sharing the ideas of this intelligent author.

At first glance, the author covers many well known applications for XML, XSLT, Java and JSP that many web-masters are familiar with. However, for me, it has saved me literally hours of work and research that I simply don't have. I applaud New Riders for their steadfast commitment to authentic original ideas shared by new intelligent authors. A great find and a bargain at the lower resale price!