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Elizabeth Castro
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Pages: 272 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0201710986
Pub: Peachpit Press
Pub date: 2000-10-31
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 67499
Editorial Review:
The Visual QuickStart Guide series from Peachpit Press is known for boiling topics down to the essentials and presenting them in an engaging, efficient way to get the reader up to speed quickly. In applying this model to XML, author Elizabeth Castro had her work cut out for her.
Fortunately for her readers, Castro has successfully identified the core components of XML and presented them in a streamlined way. XML for the World Wide Web doesn't tackle any of the advanced elements of XML technology, such as SOAP, SAX or integration with the Document Object Model (DOM). Instead, it focuses on teaching the basic nuts and bolts of creating XML documents, styling them and defining their structure.
This book moves at a fast pace. Document Type Definitions (DTD), for instance, get only 30 pages of coverage. This tight format is composed of simple examples that illustrate commands and concepts instead of pages of text. The pages are presented in a two-column format so that code fragments can be wisely placed alongside the step-by-step explanatory text. Each topic example is supplemented with one or more useful implementation tips.
For a true grasp on XML and all of its potential, you will need to follow up this introductory tutorial with more reading on the applications of the technology and case studies. But this little book is a great way to learn the basics of XML in a weekend. --Stephen W. Plain
Topics covered:
- XML documents
- Document Type Definitions (DTDs)
- Schemas
- Namespaces
- XSLT and XPath
- Cascading style sheets (CSS)
- XLink
- XPointer
Reader Reviews:
Fine as far as it goes. (10/11 people found this helpful)
A good introduction to XML and some associated technologies such as DTDs, schemas, XSLT and CSS, and a pleasant change from all those books whose authors think they won't be taken seriously unless they fill at least 750 pages.
The publisher claims that this guide "uses pictures rather than lengthy explanations", but most of the pictures are simple screendumps of text in an editor. The pictures are more useful in the CSS layout section; however, there are better books on CSS than this, for example by Eric Meyer. (Most are based on HTML rather than XML, but the principles are the same.)
Nicely laid out and printed,and no significant errors or typos. Just a reminder: this book does not cover the DOM, SAX, SOAP or XML-RPC, so you will need to look elsewhere if that's what you need.
Elegant and concise (12/12 people found this helpful)
This is a great book.
After two years of searching for a decent book on XML, I was surprised to find what exactly I needed in such a small volume. It seems to say very little, but says everything you need to know. Other writers must grind their teeth in frustration, wishing that they could do what Castro has done here.
I agree with another reviewer here who says that it maybe isn't for the absolute beginner to XML, but if you have read a good introductory article on XML somewhere, then it's perfect. Everyone else is providing either discursive introductions about the idea of XML, or over-detailed, confusing examples. This book hits the sweet spot in between. I'll keep it handy.
Concise, but confusing for true beginners (5/7 people found this helpful)
If you purchase this book with the intention of writing XML within an hour or so, beware: Although all the information is there, it is difficult to follow a single thread that leads to a working example.
I am sure this will be a useful book, but it is not a quick start to xml. For the price, it is justified. Otherwise there are better step-by-step tutorials online.
The book's "real world" approach is quite good, balancing the various approaches to xml within just a few pages
This is a book that needs to be followed carefully to get the value it contains. Not everyone will be suited to its concise style.
Excellent book (4/4 people found this helpful)
An Excellent book with good resources and very easy to follow. The book contains links to the source code and other websites that have downloadable files. The book itself is easy to follow, and quick to be learned. the examples are well explained and easy to follow. With this book you can be writing XML within the hour.Belive me this is not rubbish it is true. Well worth buying
An excellent introduction to XML. Clear and concise. (4/4 people found this helpful)
The layout of the book makes it easy to follow, with very clear examples, tips and reminders. The explanations and descriptions are straight to the point.
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