RESTful Java with JAX-RS 2.0

The RESTful approach to developing web services has become popular among web developers as a simple, "lightweight" alternative to the cumbersome SOAP stack. This book is among the first to show Java developers how to build RESTful services, using the JAX-RS API included in the new Java enterprise platform (J2EE 6). Thorough and complete with lots of examples and best practices, RESTful Java demonstrates how to build RESTful web applications with Java that are elegant, easy to use, and easy to understand.

This is the most authoritative book you'll find on the subject. Author Bill Burke is a member of the JAX-RS expert group, which wrote the specification, and leads the project for the JBoss/RedHat implementation of JAX-RS. If you develop web services using the JAX-WS API, and want to build services with REST, RESTful Java is the book you need.