Thanks Dan for your info. I read the sample chapter about the handler in axis. It is pretty nice. Since i plan to know deeper about axis, maybe i should have this book. Can't wait also for your book kevin ;)
Cheers, mailindra > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Kamins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 11:50 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Reading material on AXIS > > > I have this book (Axis: The Next Generation of Java SOAP > (ISBN: 1861007159) (pub: Wrox)), and I read through it before > I started using Axis at all. It's a pretty good architecture > overview of Axis. I pull it out periodically for reference. > It has good pictures and sequence diagrams of how the > internals of Axis work, as well as discussions of the > internal Axis classes. The examples are OK, but it's mainly > a good fleshing out of the Axis docs themselves (which are > often somewhat sparse). Another plus: the book is thin, so > you're not committing 4 inches of shelf space to it. It gets > the job done without fluff (though there are plenty of sample > codes, sample SOAP msgs, sample WSDLs, sample WSDDs, etc.). > > On the down side, they rushed to get this out (and I rushed > to buy it), and there is NO index, and there are a LOT of > misspellings and minor errors, but finding them is like a > little game that adds to the enjoyment of reading it. > > Overall, a good reference to have, though I would certainly > appreciate a second edition (maybe there is one now?) that > was cleaned up a bit. > > Oh, and there's a very pleasant picture of Romin Irani (one > of the authors) on the cover. He looks very pleased and > satisfied with his work, and has a certain calmness about him > that inspires you to understand what he's saying, which is an > interesting juxtaposition with the hot red hue of the cover. > > -- > Dan Kamins > > On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 23:39:28 +0200, Mailindra wrote: > >Hallo all, > >How about the book from Wrox, Axis: The Next Generation of Java > >SOAP(ISBN: 1861007159). > >Have anyone review this book? > > > >Regards, > > > >mailindra > > > > > >
