Product Description
This book is for anyone working with today’s mainstream XML technologies. It was specifically designed to serve as a handy but thorough quick reference that answers the most common XML-related technical questions. It goes beyond the traditional pocket reference design by providing complete coverage of each topic along with plenty of meaningful examples. Each chapter provides a brief introduction, which is followed by the detailed reference information. This approach assumes the reader has a basic understanding of the given topic. The detailed outline (at the beginning), index (in the back), bleeding tabs (along the side), and the page headers/footers were designed to help readers quickly find answers to their questions.
Essential XML Quick Reference: A Programmer’s Reference to XML, XPath, XSLT, XML Schema, SOAP, and More
man i hate this book. I can’t remember a single paragraph that strike the point. after reading it, i am as confused as before.
Rating: 1 / 5
Is this a teaching book or a reference book? It is too advanced for teaching beginner XML. The examples are OK, but badly presented for teaching advanced XML. On the other hand it is incomplete as a reference book, for example the treatment of both schema and parsers are too sketchy. I feel the book lacks a target group and thus falls between too many stools.
Rating: 1 / 5
This is, as the title suggests, and essential reference book for XML. Topics from beginner to advanced are covered. Do note though, don’t be fooled by the whimsical cover, this book is *dry*. It’s not exactly a read-through type of book unless you’re just really stoked about knowing everything it has to offer about XML. I would suggested scanning the table of contents, maybe reading some of the chapter or section intros to familiarize yourself with the technology and how it all interrelates and then using it as a reference when you need to get something done and have just forgotten how.
Rating: 5 / 5
Not only explains very clearly all the complex stuff of xml schema when u’re a beginner, but also well organized so that it’s easy to come back to it when u have a precise questionning.
For me it’s THE reference book about xsd, like stroustrup for c++ and kerningam for c.
Rating: 5 / 5
Who can remember all the little details surrounding XML? This book is a great summery of the most important XML technologies. It isn’t a tutorial, it isn’t for beginners, it’s for “What’s the name of that XPath function that removes excess spaces?” (normalize-space). Highly recommended for finding answers fast.
Rating: 5 / 5