Get a head start with eXist, the NoSQL database and rapid application development platform entirely built on XML technology. With this practical guide, authors Erik Siegel and Adam Retter provide a step-by-step guide for using eXist-db to build document- and data-driven web applications-by the end of the book, you'll create a usable piece of software.
Learn everything from basic setup and querying through indexing, monitoring, performance tuning, triggers, and extensions-along with new features in version 2.1 such as forms, web application packaging, improved security, SQL queries, SSL, and support for producing and consuming JSON and HTML 5.
