ISBN:0672322110Book Description
Enhydra XMLC Java Presentation Development is written for computer professionals, with a special focus on application architects, Java Web application developers, and those who are just ramping up on Java and are excited about immersing themselves into Web application development.
Taking a task view wherever possible, this book is written to support those seeking a more elegant, maintainable, and flexible mechanism for building Web application presentations. While we spend some time introducing the Enhydra application server for those who are new to the topic of application server development, this book is focused primarily on the topic of Enhydra XMLC and how to use it to improve the lifecycle requirements of your Web application.
A modest knowledge of the Java language is assumed, but key supporting topics, such as XML and DOM development, are introduced for those who are new to them. There is even a chapter dedicated to thinking out the requirements of an application based on an application service-provided (ASP) model. For those who are already well-versed in presentation frameworks, a technical overview of XMLC with other presentation technologies is provided. For those who are curious about Enhydra XMLC and Enhydra in general, we've presented sufficient information to appreciate its value and unique approach to building dynamic, Web-based presentations for browsers, mobile devices, and even good old telephones when taking advantage of freely available voice portal services from TellMe or Voxeo. More importantly, it is also written to demonstrate how to build Web applications and some of the strategies you could employ.
We’ve also used this opportunity to explain and compare supporting concepts such as XML and HTML, explaining their historical differences as well as their basic reasons for being. The use of a pronounced demonstration application modeled after a conference showfloor that you'd encounter at any major computer show is targeted at the reader who is just embarking on the topic of building Web applications. It's used as a means for exploring the process of how you might integrate different display devices into the overall application.
Enhydra definitely carries a Unix flavor, although the Enhydra Kelp project has done a lot to integrate Enhydra with popular Windows Interactive Design Environments, such as JBuilder and Forte. In order to focus more on the xmlc command itself, we have chosen to use RedHat's Cygwin tools to emulate a Unix command line environment for the Windows environment./p>
Reviews From AMAZON.COM
Good Reference
If you are doing a J2EE or JSP project, XMLC is worthy of consideration as an alternative to JSP. It works with any Java app server. Unlike JSP, it perfectly cleanly separates the View of a Model/View/Controller architecture.
This book is written by the XMLC code author. It is well laid out. While, most of the information in the book can be found online, the book lays it out more succinctly and provides a desk reference.
If you are frustrated with the messiness of JSPs, if you are considering XMLC for a project, or if you are using XMLC for a project, this book is a must have.
Comprehensive and exceptionally well organized
David Young's Enhydra XMLC Application Development presents XMLC development by first outlining the advantages of XMLC and the Enhydra platform. Then Young introduces progressively more complex development scenarios using XMLC and illustrates each topic with working examples. Enhydra XMLC Application Development is comprehensive, exceptionally well organized, and an ideal instructional text and a useful, long term reference work. User Level: Intermediate-Advanced, 450 pages.