Beginning XML (Programmer to Programmer)
Beginning XML (Programmer to Programmer) by Andrew Watt, Chris Dix, Danny Ayers, David Hunter, Eric Van Der Vlist, Jeff Rafter, Joe Fawcett, Jon Duckett, Jon Pinnock, Jonathan Pinnock, Kurt Cagle, Linda McKinnon and Roger Kovack
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Number of Pages:
- 1080
- ISBN:
- 0470114878
- Product Group:
- book
- Publisher:
- John Wiley & Sons
- Publication Date:
- May 18, 2007
- BooksForGeeks.com ID:
- 2568
The perfect resource for beginning XML programmers, this guidebook shows you what XML is, how to use it, and what technologies surround it. The authors build on the strengths of previous editions while covering the latest changes in the XML landscape such as XQuery, RSS and Atom, and Ajax.
Reviews for Beginning XML (Programmer to Programmer)
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Good explanations for those at sea with xml
Rated out of 5 stars, October 12th, 2003
I found the book well paced and well written and it gave me, a beginner, a much better understanding of xml than I had previously. It isn't particularly practical but certain things were really well done - at last I've got a handle on namespaces and how to use them. Could have done with more xslt material and examples and it is very Microsoft orientated. -
Beware! M$ book!
Rated out of 5 stars, July 12th, 2001
This is a warning for all those who would like to use XML not on his/her PC, but for building industry solutions (I guess that was the intent of XML)--BEWARE! This book is a "Microsoft, stand-alone-PC"-centric book. All the examples are for Internet Explorer, Active X, etc. There was only one chapter, in which the authors gave me a java perspective. Ridiculous, isn't it? Bottomline: Do Not Buy This Book! -
Good book for XML Beginners
Rated out of 5 stars, July 12th, 2001
The book is well written and nicely paced. Even those who are new to XML can use this. However, the sequence of topics could be confusing. DOM should have been introduced much later, definitely after covering all basics, such as DTD. More examples would have been helpful. The case-studies are definitely a winner! -
Messy
Rated out of 5 stars, July 12th, 2001
This book is fairly messy for Wrox series. Not many examples and no excercises. Th writer doesnt explain a lot things... you have toi figure them out yourself. It covers a lot of stuff biut most of it in lengthy explanations rather than showing examples. Not very well organised. And whats with the face on the cover? -
Awful - avoid it!
Rated out of 5 stars, June 12th, 2001
The book contains very little useful information, and pages and pages of waffle. It takes the view that XML is 'better HTML' for web display purposes and discusses XML focusing almost excusively on this angle. I've yet to come across a descent XML book yet, but this one takes its place firmly at the bottom of the pile.