Maybe I'm hopelessly outdated, or perhaps even a programming recidivist, but I still like the combination of XML and Java. The problem is that I'm having trouble finding good books to help me dig more deeply into this pet obsession of mine. Whose books do you like the best in this area, and where can I go to get the best deals on same?
QUESTION POSED ON: 14 FEB 2006
QUESTION ANSWERED BY: Ed Tittel
I think I know what you mean: In the late '90s you couldn't even go to the corner convenience store without finding a shelf full of Java books, with more on the way all the time. But today, the steam's gone out of that phenomenon to some extent and you have to be careful to pick and choose what's best, but also what's still current and relevant. Though you can find good books from nearly every publisher in the computer book biz if you take lots of time to search and compare, read reviews and flip pages in your neighborhood superbookstore, this may represent more effort than many can (or are willing to) expend. That's why I usually turn to a handful of providers who invariably do a good job with these topics.
I still think Bill Pollock at NoStarch Press has an infallible nose for what working professionals need, so I like to look at his books on just about any subject matter, including Java and XML. The old stalwarts in this area are O'Reilly and Wrox (now part of Wiley, but still blowin' and goin' strong), and I've always like Addison-Wesley's editorial touch on XML and related programming topics (such as Java). If you turn to these sources first, chances are good you'll also turn up something good quickly. That's what I do, anyway…
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