XML and Java Developing Web Applications

I had written a review on the 1st edition of this book, regarding it as an outdated early effort. Having read through the second edition and seeing that Amazon placed my earlier review on the 2nd one, I had to pull it down in all fairness to this updated version. I have to say that this book is now THE reference on XML from a Java standpoint. It starts with the basics of XML parsing with DOM and SAX and gradually progresses towards more advanced topics such as XSLT transformations and integrating XML with servlets, JSPs, and Enterprise JavaBeans. It even covers the more recent web services UDDI and WSDL apis. The book is written in a down to earth style filled with code examples and based on one of the most widely used XML processors. This book can be of use both to beginners, as a step by step tutorial, and to more experienced developers as a quick reference. I definitely recommend it.