XSLT: Professional Developer's Guide (With CD-ROM)

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Summary: great book
Review: Great book, packed with code. I appreciated that it didn't talk down to me like other books on this topic have done. It took me right to where I wanted to go. No problems with anything on the CD. Packed with code that I was able to put to use right away.

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Summary: great book
Review: I thought I was buying another book that received rather decent reviews here at amazon.com. I made the mistake of not buying it here put relied on my memory at the local bookstore. The book states the examples are on the CD but I could not find them anywhere. I guess I could open all the zip files and hope for the best. I found so many error in chapter 2. I am going to give up on this book soon. Since I program for a living and have a Java XML book with examples I can play with the stylesheet examples in the book until it works as discussed in the text. This is a very frustrating way to learn. I even went to w3c to get the recommendation for help. I buy books to avoid this headache. I do not recommend this book. There are other books on the same topic with better reviews that I intend to purchase instead of this paper weight.

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Summary: A real how to book
Review: I've already read the tomes on XSLT and I was just looking for a how-to with plenty of examples. I wanted to be sure the author had connection to W3C and that's what these guys have. What a surprise when I opened the zip files on the CD to find just that. If you need a complete reference on the topic, this book isn't for you. If you want to learn how to create transformation sheets, then this is it!

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Summary: The definitive book on XSLT
Review: What can I say? This is the definitive book on XSLT.
There is no question that Hjelm and Stark has done a fine job of covering the subject matter in this book. They discuss the XSLT and its use in depth, as well as giving GREAT example code. It is packed with related topics including HTML, XHTML, WML, etc. This book is probably not aimed at absolute beginners, but rather assumes a familiarity with HTML and related technologies, and that the reader is just expanding into XSLT. In particular it is assumed that the reader is familiar with XML. The authors' style of writing seemed very readable, clear and concise. In summary, this 320-page book is a great introduction for those who want to approach XSLT applications. It is more a book for inspiration than reference, although most of what you would need to look up is in there somewhere. Its strength is in the depth and detail of the examples and explanations.