Web Application Architecture

About the Authors.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.

1. Introduction.
1.1 History and Pre-History of the Web.
1.2 From Web Pages to Web Sites.
1.3 From Web Sites to Web Applications.
1.4 Web 2.0: On-line Communities and Collaboration.
1.5 The Brave New World of AJAX.
1.6 Focus of This Book.
1.7 What Is Covered in This Book.
1.8 Bibliography.

2. Core Internet Protocols.
2.1 Historical Perspective.
2.2 TCP/IP Architecture.
2.3 TCP/IP Application Services.
2.4 And Then Came the Web...
Questions and Exercises.
2.5 Bibliography.

3. Birth of the Web: HTTP.
3.1 Historical Perspective.
3.2 Uniform Resource Locator.
3.3 Fundamentals of HTTP.
3.4 Better Information Through Headers.
3.5 Evolution of the HTTP Protocol.
3.6 Summary.
Questions and Exercises.
3.7 Bibliography.

4. HTML and Its Roots.
4.1 Standard Generalized Markup Language.
4.2 HTML.
4.3 HTML Rendering.
4.4 Summary.
Questions and Exercises.
4.5 Bibliography.

5. XML Languages and Applications.
5.1 Core XML.
5.2 XHTML.
5.3 Web Services.
5.4 XSL.
5.5 Summary.
Questions and Exercises.
5.6 Bibliography.
5.7 Web Links.
5.8 Endnotes.

6. Web Servers.
6.1 Basic Operation.
6.2 Mechanisms for Dynamic Content Delivery.
6.3 Advanced Functionality.
6.4 Server Configuration.
6.5 Server Security.
6.6 Summary.
Questions and Exercises.
6.7 Bibliography.

7. Web Browsers.
7.1 Overview of Browser Functionality.
7.2 Architectural Considerations.
7.3 Overview of Processing Flow in a Browser.
7.4 Processing HTTP Requests.
7.5 Processing HTTP Responses.
7.6 Cookie Coordination.
7.7 Privacy and P3P.
7.8 Complex HTTP Interactions.
7.9 Summary.
Questions and Exercises.
7.10 Bibliography.
7.11 Web Links.
7.12 Endnotes.

8. Active Browser Pages: From JavaScript to AJAX.
8.1 Pre-History.
8.2 JavaScript.
8.3 Cascading Style Sheets.
8.4 DHTML.
8.5 AJAX.
8.6 Case Study: 5-Star Rating.
8.7 Summary.
Questions and Exercises.
8.8 Bibliography.
8.9 Web Links.
8.10 Endnotes.

9. Approaches to Web Application Development.
9.1 Taxonomy of Web Application Approaches and Frameworks.
9.2 Comparative Survey of Web Application Approaches and Frameworks.
9.3 Summary.
Questions and Exercises.
9.4 Bibliography.

10. Web Application Primer 1: Struts and JSTL.
10.1 Case Study: Virtual Realty Listing Services.
10.2 Application Requirements.
10.3 Technology Choices.
10.4 Overview of Struts.
10.5 Structure of the VRLS Application.
10.6 Design Decisions.
10.7 Suggested Enhancements.
10.8 Summary.
Questions and Exercises.
10.9 Bibliography.

11. Web Application Primer 2: Ruby on Rails.
11.1 Comparing Rails with Java EE.
11.2 Application Requirements.
11.3 Building the Administrative Interface as a Rails Application.
11.4 Benefits and Drawbacks of Using Rails.
11.5 Whither Enterprise Java?
11.6 Summary.
Questions and Exercises.
11.7 Bibliography.
11.8 Web Links.
11.9 Endnotes.

12. Search Technologies.
12.1 Overview of Algorithms.
12.2 Searching the Web.
12.3 Site Search Applications.
12.4 Search Engine Optimization.
12.5 Summary.
Questions and Exercises.
12.6 Bibliography.
12.7 Web Links.
12.8 Endnotes.

13. Trends and Directions.
13.1 XML Query Language.
13.2 Semantic Web.
13.3 Future of Web Application Frameworks.
13.4 Current Trends.
13.5 Summary.
Questions and Exercises.
13.6 Bibliography.
13.7 Web Links.
13.8 Endnotes.

14. Conclusions.

Index