Summary
In this chapter, we reviewed the basics of Web services. As we saw, the larger picture is confusing, as many standards and software implementations exist. Ironically, despite the confusion within the marketplace, the process of building and using a Web service is simple. While Web services and the surrounding tools are still very young, it is a very promising technology for the future.
In future chapters, we will delve into details of implementing a JSP-based Web service. At the JSP Insider Web site (http://www.jspinsider.com), we have a bimonthly newsletter called the JSPBuzz. This newsletter is created with a combination of XML and JSP. We will use the data and examples from the JSPBuzz newsletter as a real-world example of using JSP ...
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