Description
Book SynopsisA stereotype of computer science textbooks is that they are dry, boring, and sometimes even intimidating. As a result, they turn students' interests off from the subject matter instead of enticing them into it. This textbook is the opposite of such a stereotype. The author presents the subject matter in a refreshing story-telling style and aims to bring the Internet-generation of students closer to her stories.
--Yingcai Xiao, The University of Akron
Introduction to Middleware: Web Services, Object Components, and Cloud Computing provides a comparison of different middleware technologies and the overarching middleware concepts they are based on. The various major paradigms of middleware are introduced and their pros and cons are discussed. This includes modern cloud interfaces, including the utility of Service Oriented Architectures. The text discusses pros and cons of RESTful vs. non-RESTful web services, and also compares these to older but still heavily used distribu
Table of Contents
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Preface
Author
SECTION I The Different Paradigms
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Software Architectural Styles/Patterns for Middleware
SECTION II Enabling Technologies for Middleware
Chapter 3 Introduction to Internet Technologies
Chapter 4 Introduction to World Wide Web Technologies
Chapter 5 Security Basics
Chapter 6 Microsoft Technologies Basics
Chapter 7 Cloud Technologies Basics
SECTION III Middleware Using Distributed Object-Oriented Components
Chapter 8 Distributed Object-Oriented Components
SECTION IV Middleware Using Web Services
Chapter 9 Web Services Architectures
Chapter 10 Non-RESTful Web Services
Chapter 11 RESTful Web Services
Chapter 12 RESTful Web Services in .NET
SECTION V Middleware for the Cloud
Chapter 13 Introduction to the Cloud and Introduction to the OpenStack Cloud
Chapter 14 Introduction to Amazon Web Services and Introduction to the CloudStack Cloud
SECTION VI Message-Oriented Middleware
Chapter 15 Introduction to Message-Oriented Middleware
SECTION VII Comparison of Middlewares
Chapter 16 Introduction to Comparing Middlewares
Index
