DESIGNING DISTRIBUTED APPLICATIONS. With XML ASP IE5 LDAP and MSMQ (Broché)

I'll show you the advantages of writing re-usable code for your intranet or the Internet. This code will remain functional in the face of the changing demands placed on every network. Cooperative Network Applications adapt to their environment - the network they live on. Using my 5 Principles of Cooperative Network Application Development, we will create applications that can promote themselves on the network, sharing data and logic with clients of varying levels of sophistication. Using XML we'll define data exchange in such a way that future applications will also be able to negotiate an exchange format - even in the face of minor programming errors or evolving data definitions. Using LDAP this can take place on a network where we query for the services without knowing their location. The result is a distributed computing environment that will remain robust and secure while users and resources are in flux. What does this book cover ? The 5 Principles of Cooperative Applications Development. An introduction to topical networking subjects such as XML and LDAP. Platform-neutral approach to concepts of interoperability, reuse, and accessibility. How open standards such as XML and LDAP allow non-vendor specific nodes of a network to communicate. Practical case studies and code you can use today. In developing his theory and the accompanying applications Stephen uses a number of enabling technologies : ASP, ADSI, JavaScript, MSMQ, and Scriptlets. While a basic knowledge of at least the concepts behind these is required, the reader need not be an expert in each of these fields as a brief introduction is provided.