08-21-2011, 05:11 PM
I'm thinking of getting into some java web development. Specifically I want to be able to write applications that can:
Accept input, as from a browser
Store things in a database (especially MySQL)
Read and do stuff with that data
Output, as to a browser
Can anyone recommend a book for this? Otherwise I'm picking randomly from Amazon.
I've dimly familiar with Java -- it's what I'm using to do Droid apps so I might as well keep using it for web development.
Really my aim is to be able to write simple server code that can interface with Droid apps. Smartphones are severely limited in their ability to communicate with each other, so doing a client-server model with a web service playing the role of communication hub seems like the way to go (e.g., multiplayer gaming).
Accept input, as from a browser
Store things in a database (especially MySQL)
Read and do stuff with that data
Output, as to a browser
Can anyone recommend a book for this? Otherwise I'm picking randomly from Amazon.
I've dimly familiar with Java -- it's what I'm using to do Droid apps so I might as well keep using it for web development.
Really my aim is to be able to write simple server code that can interface with Droid apps. Smartphones are severely limited in their ability to communicate with each other, so doing a client-server model with a web service playing the role of communication hub seems like the way to go (e.g., multiplayer gaming).