As experienced Web and Java developers, authors Adam Freeman and Allen Jones have followed the progress of XML and Microsoft .NET with great interest. They recently wrote C# for Java Developers for Microsoft Press.

Adam Freeman has been developing in Java since before its public release and has written several best-selling Java books. He has developed some of the most complex and innovative Java projects in the world while working for companies such as Netscape, Sun Microsystems, and the NASDAQ stock exchange.

Allen Jones, a former Microsoft employee, has spent his career implementing corporate and financial solutions based on Microsoft enterprise products. One of the first MCSEs anywhere, he has developed Windows-based solutions since 1990, has worked with Windows NT and Win32 since 1993, and has developed e-commerce and security systems with Java for many years.