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Summary: XSLT covers everything and is very readable
Review: Much more helpful than the spec. Well organized and very comprehendable. A must-have for any XSLT developers!
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Summary: Everything you need to know to use XSLT effectively
Review: This is an excellent book on XSLT. It provides a good and thorough explanation of XSLT's purpose, its features and their rationale, its relationship of other XML-based technologies, and most importantly how to use it effectively. I found the chapter on design patterns especially useful - it explained when to use XSLT like a procedural programming language (Java, JavaScript, C++, etc) and when to use it as a functional programming language.It also provides a complete reference to XSLT, including implementation-specific details on XT, Saxon, and MSXML. My only quibble is that it doesn't provide as much information on the Xalan implementation (which I use).
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Summary: First book on XSLT is an excellent reference
Review: This first and as of yet only book that focuses entirely on XSLT is an excellent reference, and a must have for XSLT newbies and advanced users alike. If you're just starting with XSLT, this book will explain the basics, guide you through the more difficult concepts, and get you started quickly. If you're an intermediate or advanced XSLT programmer, this book is the reference you've been missing up till now! Four chapters listing XSLT/XPath elements, expressions, functions, and patterns make this book a complete reference. Without a doubt, buy it if you're using XSLT.
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Summary: A Must Have Reference If You Are Programming In XLST
Review: As others have mentioned, this is a reference. XLST is much like awk and sed type scripting languages where { FS = ",[ \t]*|[ \t]+" } actually means something. Make no mistake, this is a "disciplined" read. But, the effort is well worth it since you learn it all. There are plenty of examples to demonstrate each command/expression. My only wish was that Kay included a section on performance. After reading the book I was up and running with XLST programming, but noted some real performance issues. Also, *definately* get a XSLT tool such as eXcelon Stylus to speed up showing you the results of your code. You will save much, much time this way. Regarding time saved, its the difference between gdb (night) and dev studio (day) when debugging c++ app's. This programming book covering a tedious scripting language, so most web designers will not find it useful. They will need tools to write this stuff for them, and a "light-weight" version of this reference.
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Summary: The book for every serious XML programmer.
Review: M. Kay is savvy fellow, very careful formulation with excellent examples. I recommend though buying the XSLT 2.0 book, as the present XSLT 1.0 is essentially included in the latter. Every chapter has: "Whats new in XSLT 2.0" so the XSLT 1.0 programmer gets more look-ahead info. NB XSLT 2.0 runs till now only on the author's parser. Although I had no previous XML experience this book was the most helpful of the three other books I bought. Its the only one I still use as reference. There was no question that the book could not answer until now.
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Summary: Not much to complain about here
Review: This book has helped me out of a jam more often than I care to remember. If you are stuck with programming with XSLT, you should take a good look at this title. It guides you through the language and even provides you with insight into how processers actually process XSLT templates. A good book, but only for experienced programmers.
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Summary: great great book
Review: Great book. Can't believe how much work was put into it. Seems to have a usefull, concise example for every problem I've encountered. Useful as a reference as well. I wish more technology books were like this. Book is appropriate for beginners and experts alike!
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Summary: Best XSLT Book
Review: I have been developing XSLT for a few years and this is the only book I use. It is the best book on XSLT, by far. However, it is not for beginners. Mr. Kay did a fantastic job!
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Summary: A really really good book!
Review: I only bought this book because the guy whose copy I stole found me out and demanded that I give it back. I absolutely love this book and keep it by my desk. I have no negative things to say about it, except it's a little too Microsofty for my java tastes. But that doesn't detract from it one iota. If all developer books were as good as this one I'd be a LOT happier!
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