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Summary: An easy introduction to XML for the uninitiated
Review: Some experience with HTML might be mandatory. But, the examples are excellent and easy to follow. And the text is neither dry nor simple minded.
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Summary: Very informative
Review: The author does a pretty good job at laying out the basics of XML in a step-by-step fashion, although he does tend to be a bit verbose - just like the language. Still, if you are a beginner (I'm assuming at least a bit of computer knowledge here) and you want to get up to amateur speed, then this is a good book for you. He does a good job at detailing, not only the basics of the markup language itself, but also the schemas that accompany it vi-a-vis data expression and content, such as .css style sheets, the interrelation of XML and HTML, and .dtd for data regulation.
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Summary: Note: Confusing. We'll talk later.
Review: This book is filled with "notes" that interrupt your train of thought. He introduces topics he has no plans of telling you about till later but you can't thoroughly understand the current subject because it (somehow) all ties together. He may not discuss something till chapters later.This book, too, tends to start you with the details, then leads you to how their used which means you don't know where you're going till you get there, but by then, you're bored or give up. I felt I was just plodding along but not getting anywhere.
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Summary: Note: Confusing. We'll talk later.
Review: This book is filled with "notes" that interrupt your train of thought. He introduces topics he has no plans of telling you about till later but you can't thoroughly understand the current subject because it (somehow) all ties together. He may not discuss something till chapters later. This book, too, tends to start you with the details, then leads you to how their used which means you don't know where you're going till you get there, but by then, you're bored or give up. I felt I was just plodding along but not getting anywhere.
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Summary: A book for XML beginners
Review: This is a book for beginners. I bought the first edition and it gave me all the important information about XML before I started working with it. When I first read it, I thought it was a wonderful book and it was very easy to understand. You will now what's XML in one week and you'll be able to start using it in only two days just by looking at the examples. Unfortunately, right now I know there's so much more out there about XML than the information contained on the book and believe me, once that you read it, you are never going to used it again because it's not a good book for reference. I would recommend you to look for a different book with more examples, source code, advanced features or even one that can be used as a reference in your future work.
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Summary: A book for XML beginners
Review: This is a book for beginners. I bought the first edition and it gave me all the important information about XML before I started working with it. When I first read it, I thought it was a wonderful book and it was very easy to understand. You will now what's XML in one week and you'll be able to start using it in only two days just by looking at the examples. Unfortunately, right now I know there's so much more out there about XML than the information contained on the book and believe me, once that you read it, you are never going to used it again because it's not a good book for reference. I would recommend you to look for a different book with more examples, source code, advanced features or even one that can be used as a reference in your future work.
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