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Summary: Exhaustive XML Reference
Review: This book covers XML in as much depth as any other book on any other subject. If you want to know everything there is to know about XML then this is the book for you. Inside XML starts with the basics and covers EVERYTHING that is XML.I would consider this a complete reference and not a "Step by Step how-to book". There are many code samples and these are great. You won't see any step by step "Tutorial's". But when you need some explanation or guidance on any xml subject this book is where to find it.
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Summary: XML explained with practical usage in easy terms
Review: This book explains XML and its usage in real world with simple examples. It is to the point and concise. The real nice thing about the book is, portions of examples about which the author is explaining is highlighted throughout the book. That saves a lot of time/effort and makes you focus on the point. Author's way of developing the example programs step by step is a nice approach not minding the number of pages it would take to do that. So, don't be discouraged by the size of the book, you probably have to read only few higlightened lines per page often. It was like attending a presentation with slides printed rather than just reading a book. Author's inclusion of Java and Javascript comes in handy but you have to use some other book to learn Java.
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Summary: The definitive book on XML
Review: This book is a must-buy!! It's the most complete and up-to-date book on XML I've seen. It's the one that stays right next to my desk. The presentation style is the best I've seen on XML, and helps unravel really difficult problems in a clear and error-free style. It's also far more complete than any other XML book I've seen. There's even a great chapter on XML schemas, the first full treatment I know of on this complex topic. It covers what you'd expect: DTDs, core XML, XPointers, XLinks, etc., using many examples and with a clarity that is unusual in this field. The author then goes on to include the latest and greatest: XML schemas, two chapters on XHTML, XSLT, using XML parsers on Web servers, and more. Part of a chapter even discusses WML. The detailed examples really help. I also liked the coverage of working with Java XML parsers, which goes into more detail than many dedicated books on the subject. It really seems that it's just about all here, an amazing achievement for any book on XML To sum up: this is THE book on XML. A MUST-BUY!!
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Summary: Awesome XML book
Review: This book is awesome!!!
Probably this is the best technical book, or programming language book I have ever read.
I started reading this book some weeks ago, and I found it wonderful.
It covers the basics inside XML, envolving its roots at W3C and, in a clever and practical way, gives the user all the power and speed to start developing high quality software on the web.
Another interesting thing on this book is the perfect coverage of other related technologies, as Java and Javascript, so the reader can fully understand the XML power when used with other technologies.
By now I read almost 500 pages, and it was really worth.
At last, this book is designed to all readers, from XML beginners as myself, to advanced XML developers.
Simply awesome!
Thanks Steven.
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Summary: Best XML I have used
Review: This book is big, has lots of information, and is easy to read and understand. There is a ton of code samples in it, and the book does a good job at highlighting changes made as it steps through modification of a piece of code. I also like that it mentions and points out those little differences between the Microsoft end of the world, and the rest of the world. This is the third book on XML I have brought recently, and by far the best. Would recommend highly to anyone starting out with XML or an experienced XML user.
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Summary: Too many trees died for this one
Review: This book is certainly comprehensive, but why does it need the two chapters on JavaScript and Java. Neither of them are going to benefit somebody who hasn't been exposed to them. In addition, too much attention is focused on differences between Microsoft and the official W3C interpretation of the XML spec. Microsoft certainly has a great track record of mucking up standards, but its hardly their fault that XML is 90 mph moving target. Which brings me to my last point. If you are using this book as a reference, make sure you also refer to the W3C documents as much of what is printed in this book has little annoying differences with the latest recommendations. The worst offender is the chapter on XML Schemas. That's not really the author's fault, but it does detract from the books usage as a reference. On the plus side, it does give you a great one stop shopping introduction for getting up to speed quickly on all the various core technologies needed to put XML to work.
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Summary: Exciting book
Review: This book is exciting. It suits xml novices and experts. What's good in this book: 1. Both for beginners and advanced. More advanced than <<XML by example>> and <<Java and XML>, easier to read and more practical than <<Professional XML>>. 2. Both microsoft and non microsoft. 3. XML schemas, it's quite new and it's well explained in the book. 4. Java and DOM, Java and SAX. More advanced than <<Java and XML>>. 5. It is good to introduce XHTML, it is a bridge between HTML and XML and is becoming popular. 6. Introductions to different special XML Markup Language. 7. Infosets and Canonical XML (in Chapter 1). Some opinions: Presentation can be improved, code can be made downloadable, can have more on a) XML for deplayment (of JSP, EJB, J2EE, ...), b) SOAP, c) XSP, d) WML and e) Java with JSP, ASP
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Summary: Really well written book.
Review: This book seems really voluminous but it is extremely easy reading while being very comprehensive at the same time. The author uses a good style and covers everything about XMl from head to toe.
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Summary: a very well stated book
Review: this book was very good,and i reecomend it highly.everthing was well explaned and easy to understand.again i i highly recomend this book.
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Summary: Good book, but ludicrously padded.
Review: This is a good book for learning the theory and applications of XML. Unfortunately (I assume at the publisher's demand), the book has been tremendously padded. I'd estimate that there are only 300 pages of real content. The rest is endlessly repeated XML examples, with trivial changes for each repetition. I've taken to highlighting useful passages, because they are so far apart.
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