Press Release
April 6, 2001
O'Reilly Offers a Fresh Look At The Changing Landscape of Java Servlet Programming
Sebastopol, CA--"Since I wrote the first edition of this book, servlets
and the server-side Java platform have grown in popularity beyond
everyone's wildest expectations," writes Jason Hunter, author of
Java Servlet Programming,
Second Edition (O'Reilly, US $44.95). "The servlet world has changed
over the last two and a half years, and Java Servlet Programming, 2nd
Edition brings readers up-to-date."
The adoption of Java servlets has become pervasive. Servlets offer a
fast, powerful, portable environment for creating dynamic web content.
Web server vendors now offer servlet support as a standard feature. Not
surprisingly, the servlet landscape looks somewhat different today than
it did when the first edition went to print.
According to James Duncan Davidson, creator of Apache Tomcat and Ant,
"Servlets have come a long way from their simple roots. There is more
functionality than ever before. Jason Hunter explains all of their new
capabilities and takes a fresh look at the core features that make the
Servlet API so popular. This is the all-inclusive reference and how-to
guide that you've been looking for."
Like the bestselling first edition,
Java Servlet Programming,
Second Edition, covers the servlet lifecycle; how to use servlets to
maintain state information effortlessly; how to serve dynamic web content,
including both HTML pages and multimedia data; and advanced topics like
integrated session tracking, efficient database connectivity using
JDBC, applet-servlet communication, internationalization, and more.
In addition, Hunter's book introduces JavaServer Pages (JSP), a new
technology built on servlets, and explains how a servlet programmer can
(and should) use JSPs. It also provides tutorials on several
servlet-based content creation frameworks currently used in production
sites, including WebMacro/Velocity, Tea, XMLC, and ECS.
This book was written for programmers interested in developing
applications to be deployed on the Web.
Java Servlet
Programming covers everything needed to write effective servlets,
including more than 100 servlet examples.
What the critics said about the first edition:
"Best of 2000"
--fatbrain.com, Dec 2000
"For a good primer to servlets, I recommend Java Servlet Programming
by Jason Hunter, William Crawford and Paula Ferguson."
--Thomas E. Davis, Java World. June 20, 2000
Java Servlet Programming 1st Runner Up, Best Book 2000
--Java Developers Journal Readers' Choice Awards
"a single source from which to understand and practice servlet
programming. The subject is explained clearly, and readers can find all
the information they may need."
--Claudia Popescue, Computing Reviews, Sept.1999
"Five Stars. Probably the most popular programming book on Java
Servlets. What makes this book so good is its breadth of content. If
you already know Java and wish to use it to covert your CGI programs or
create new ones, this book will put you well on your way to becoming a
sought-after Java servlet developer."
--John Zukowski, JavaWorld, March 10, 2000
Online Resources:
Java Servlet Programming,
2nd Edition
By Jason Hunter with William Crawford
2nd Edition April 2001
ISBN 0-596-00040-5, 753 pages, $44.95 (US)
order@oreilly.com
1-800-998-9938
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