Ulf Dittmer wrote:The current WS exam is very SOAP-centric (very little REST in it), and while SOAP was exceedingly hot a couple of years ago, it's not so hot now. If you don't *need* the knowledge right now, I'd stay away from the exam; maybe install a SOAP stack and develop some services as a learning experience instead. And more importantly, get familiar with REST and play around with a JAX-RS implementation.
Ivan Krizsan wrote:Hi!
I can recommend two nice books on RESTful web services:
RESTful Java with JAX-RS
Written by Bill Burke, who also developed the JBoss RESTeasy framework for JAX-RS.
RESTful Java Web Services
Written by Jose Sandoval.
These two should get you started, at least.
Best wishes!
Ivan Krizsan wrote:Hi!
I recommend starting with the RMH book to lay a solid foundation regarding XML etc. Skip the parts on JAX-RPC.
RMH is quite good at explaining things, my notes are not quite of the same high quality, but I tried to include practical examples that you should try yourself (and extend).
By the way, SOAP web services are not bad. They are suitable in certain scenarios, while RESTful web services are suitable for other scenarios. I find having both of these tools in my toolbox valuable.
Good luck!
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