Rating:  - Insightful but ends in obscurity
This is a must-read for any postmodern Web developer. Helps keeps your eyes from succumbing to tunnel vision ideas like web 2.0.
TimBL tells his story and provides a great explanation of his intention for what the Web really is. Points out that really the Web is only half done, and should spawn some really great killer app ideas for any smart developer.
The latter half of the book seems filled with Tim's unclear ideas for the future, which are unclear because he doesn't know. Getting too old to see any further perhaps? Such is the fate of all visionaries.
If you're a developer, read this book. It's a quick one.
Rating: - A book of two halves
For the non-techie this is a good book to understand what drove Berners-Lee to invent the Web.The first half provides an interesting history leading up to the present day.The second half details Berners-Lees' thoughts about the present - day web and his vision for the future . I found this half less interesting and could have been improved by reducing the word count devoted to his philosophising on the world.If you have a passing interest in the Web,read the first half.Anything more than a passing interest then the whole book is worth a read.
Rating:  - Much Closer with the Inventor of the World Wide Web
THIRTY years ago, this smart network was not existed, but now, nearly 1 billion people has already accessed into it. Indeed, no one can imagine that a project which was initially came from a secret military project in United States in the middle-1960's could be a great business now, almost three dacade ahead.
And Tim Berners-Lee's invention, web browser, in the beginning of 1990's, has been a catalyst in accelerating the progress of Internet, when a smart network can be used more than just sending and receiving electronic mail. The invention of web browser has been a quantum leap for business world to get beneficiaries and profit from it: then e-business was born.
Tim is a genius who brought us WWW and HTTP reveals how he invented the web, reflects on its impact to dawn of new century. Named one of the 100 greatest midns of the 20th century by Time magazine, Tim Berners-Lee is responsible for one of that century's most important achievement: the world wide web.
Written in monologue model, Weaving the Web offers insights into the true nature of the Web, showing readers how to use it into its fullest advantage. This is a behind the news story which will make you should say thanks because it's impossible to imagine our life without Internet now, and of course, for the coming years.
Rating: - Computers will unleash a revolution of new possibilities
We all owe a great deal to Tim Berners-Lee. Not only did he invent the world wide web (WWW), he gave it away. By forgoing a patent on the World Wide Web, Berners-Lee created a great system of networks based on open standards. The system he created single-handedly brought the world closer together, formed an electronic business community, and built a system that rivals all others in acting as a platform for future possibilities. If you're involved in creating internet based software or just want to open your mind to the possibilities created by the Internet - this is the book for you.
Named one of the greatest minds of the 20th century by Time, Berners-Lee offers a compelling portrait of his invention - the origins of www and http which we take for granted today. Also he shares his views on critical issues such as censorship, privacy, and the increasing power of software companies. As well he shares his feelings on the need to find the ideal balance between commercial and social forces.
Broken into 14 chapters, Weaving the Web is a thought-provoking read.
The last two chapters summarize Berners-Lee's vision for the future of the web. What you may find interesting is his original intent was not for the big companies to create content and everyone else to consume. If you're excited as me to the possibilities the web will bring in the future, you may want to continue your study by keeping up with Time Berners-Lee's current effort to remake the web into something truly grand:
Scientific American has an excellent article in the May 2001 issue
"The Semantic Web ... A new form of Web content that is meaningful to computers will unleash a revolution of new possibilities"
Michael Davis, Byvation
Rating: - From the Mouth of Sir Tim
Pro: A recount of the history of the world wide web from the creator himself. Second pro, buying the book of the guy who gave us this really cool thing, and letting him reap a bit of financial reward. Okay, that's about it. If you are looking for a hard historical account of the web or the Internet's origins, you will only get a little bit of it here. Sir Tim recounts the internal tribulations of working at CERN and developing his hobby project in the first few chapters. After that, it becomes scattered and superficial. For a while he talks about DNS. Then he talks a bit about privacy. Then he wanders into ecommerce. The style is chatty and scant on solid information. Read the book; it's by Sir Tim. But buy another book to get the whole story.
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