Completely revised and updated, this popular book returns withcoverage on a range of new technologies. Authored by a highlyrespected duo, this edition provides an in-depth examination of thecore concepts and general principles of Web applicationdevelopment. Packed with examples featuring specific technologies,this book is divided into three sections: HTTP protocol as afoundation for Web applications, markup languages (HTML, XML, andCSS), and survey of emerging technologies. After a detailedintroduction to the history of Web applications, coverage segues tocore Internet protocols, Web browsers, Web application development,trends and directions, and more.

• Includes new coverage on technologies such as applicationprimers, Ruby on Rails, SOAP, XPath, P3P, and more
• Explores the fundamentals of HTTP and its evolution
• Looks at HTML and its roots as well as XML languages andapplications
• Reviews the basic operation of Web Servers, theirfunctionality, configuration, and security
• Discusses how to process flow in Web browsers and looks atactive browser pages
• Addresses the trends and various directions that the future ofWeb application frameworks may be headed

This book is essential reading for anyone who needs to design ordebug complex systems, and it makes it easier to learn the newapplication programming interfaces that arise in a rapidly changingInternet environment.