Product Description
This book is an introduction to XML for both beginner and intermediate Visual Basic and Active Server Page developers with over 50 pages of example code. It provides a best-practices approach to VB development and explains 3-tier concepts and UML. Also discussed are business-focused reasons for implementing XML within a company and on Web sites.
If not because this book is one of the very few book currently in market, that talk about application of XML with ASP and VB, I would only give 1 star.
Too less information, and explanation. Among the tiny 300 pages, much are wasted with repeating and repeating code example. None of the topics are covered enough – XML, DTD, XSL, XML with VB and ASP. I learn the fundamenatal of XML from other book – XML IE5 Programmer reference.
Well, it did give me a quick and very brief guide to XML with ASP, make it easy for me to go for a more professional book, to become a productive XML programmer.
Rating: 2 / 5
This book is ideal for those who want to start on XML and learn how to use the DOM in VB and ASP. It presents a straightforward introduction to the basic concepts of XML which makes suitable even for readers who are not familiar with HTML. After reading this book you are guaranteed to be able to write well-formed XML documents. Furthermore the book analyzes succesfully the components of the DOM and the way these are implemented in VB. The code samples are complete and well explained, thus giving a complete image of how things work. In overall this book is excellent for reference, easy to read and I would strongly recommend it.
Rating: 5 / 5
As a budding XML developer, I have been more than slightly intimidated by three or four XML books that I have been exposed to because of the onslaught of information that they just dump out into your lap. This one stands alone as the resource that pushed me over the top into the realm of understanding. It is well written, easy to read, and the examples are excellent! This book really sparks my imagination into realizing how I will be able to integrate XML into my own work to make it much more powerful and dynamic. I was very impressed with the information about data islands, and the XSL section is the best that I’ve seen! This one’s a keeper, and will remain in my ‘toolbox’ for a long time not only as a resource for specs, but also as a troubleshhoting aid and idea farm.
Rating: 5 / 5
This book is not comprehensive and does not cover every XML subject. What it does extremely well is to present concise and clear examples of certain basic aspects of XML programming useful in e-commerce site building. It includes clear source and output for each example and line-by-line explanations that are crucial in understanding the code. Also, it has the best example I’ve found of working with data islands and SQL database output. To understand XML fully you’ll need other books, but this one is a good primer.
Rating: 5 / 5
Lets face it–MicroSloth’s documentation for XML is lacking at best. At a short 289 pages, this book is by far the most concise I’ve found. And chapter 7, “DOM OBJECTS IN DETAIL” is about 1/3 of the book. Very good for those of us who learn by looking at examples and not just theory. XML by no means is difficult–it can be tricky and getting your DOM document built correctly can be a challenge. If you’ve only got to buy one XML book, this is a great one to get. Oh, and ignore the drag queen on the front cover!
Rating: 5 / 5