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Writing REST services

Create REST services with Java technology and the Atom Publishing Protocol

J. Jeffrey Hanson, CTO, Max International

Jeff Hanson has more than 20 years of experience in the software industry, including work as senior engineer for the Windows OpenDoc project and lead architect for the Route 66 framework at Novell. Jeff is currently the CTO for Max International, Inc., where he is responsible for architecting and building systems using Web services, micro-formats, XML, Java/J2EE, PHP, mobile technologies, and Windows APIs. Jeff is the author of numerous articles and books, including .NET versus J2EE Web Services: A Comparison of Approaches, Pro JMX: Java Management Extensions, and Web Services Business Strategies and Architectures.

Summary: This tutorial discusses the concepts of REST and the Atom Publishing Protocol (APP) and shows how they apply to services. It also shows how to use Java™ technology to implement REST/APP-based services.

Date: 20 Dec 2007 (Published 30 Oct 2007)
Level: Intermediate
PDF: A4 and Letter (114 KB)Get Adobe® Reader®

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