Business Process Execution Language (BPEL)
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Topics covered in this book include coverage of the .NET Foundation Classes that are most used by developers-ASP.NET, XML, and ADO.NET, as well as details about the construction of Web Services and how they programmatically communicate with each other
Visual Basic .NET Developer’s Guide to ASP .NET, XML and ADO.NET
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Essential skills for first-time programmers! XML: A Beginner’s Guide will teach you the fundamentals of XML programming. You’ll learn to use Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), XHTML, Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), and Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL).
This Beginner’s Guide is Designed for Easy Learning: Modules: Each programming concept is divided into logical modules (chapters), ideal for linear learning
Goals: Each module opens with the specific programming skills you’ll have by the end of the module
Ask the Experts: Q&A sections throughout
1-Minute Drills: Quick self-assessment sections to check your progress
Annotated Syntax: Example code annotated with commentary that points to the particular technique illustrated
Projects: Coding exercises contained in each module that build on one another, from simple to complex
Mastery Checks: End-of-module reviews that test proficiency using multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and simple coding questions
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Provides a complete roadmap for understanding how XML, XSL, XML Schema, and related specifications interlink to create powerful, real-world applications. Both a reference and tutorial, this practical guide begins with a detailed timeline that charts the history of the Internet, the Web, and XML. Softcover.
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“The individual perspectives on the concepts behind the XQuery language offered by XQuery from the Experts will be of great value to those who are seeking to understand the implications, opportunities, and challenges of XQuery as they design future information systems based on XML.” -Michael Champion, Advisory Research and Development Specialist, Software AG XQuery answers the growing need for a functional XML search and transformation standard. Backed by the full weight of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), XQuery is being extremely well received by the IT community worldwide. The first major XML language that takes advantage of the benefits of strong typing provided by XML Schema, XQuery has the versatility to manipulate both XML and non-XML data and provides a valuable connection between the world of XML and relational databases. In XQuery from the Experts, select members of the W3C’s XML Query working group come together to discuss every facet of XQuery.From Jonathan Robie’s introductory “XQuery: A Guided Tour” to Mary Mary Fernandez, Jerome Simeon, and Philip Wadler’s “Introduction to the Formal Semantics,” XQuery is revealed in a way that both novice programmers and industry experts can appreciate. Edited by long-time XML expert and programmer Howard Katz, coverage ranges from strictly technical chapters to comparative essays such as Michael Kay’s “XQuery, XPath, and XSLT,” which explores the common ancestry of all three languages, and Don Chamberlin’s “Influences on the Design of XQuery,” which details the process behind XQuery’s design. Key coverage includes: *Denise Draper on “Mapping Between XML and Relational Data” *Michael Rys exploring “Integrating XQuery and Relational Database Systems” *Jim Tivy’s analysis of “A Native XML DBMS” *Mary Mary Fernandez, Jerome Simeon, and Philip Wadler, presenting “Static Typing in XQuery” *Information presented in both a tutorial and a reference framework for use by XML professionals of any level For IT managers, professionals, programmers, or anyone involved with XML, XQuery from the Experts is an invaluable resource. 0321180607B07212003
XQuery from the Experts: A Guide to the W3C XML Query Language
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Explains the need for XML, introduces fundamental XML concepts, and describes how combining XML with related standards forms a new paradigm for information exchange. Text also analyzes the tools, process, and staff needed to deploy applications, and discusses a portfolio of XML applications. Softcover. DLC: XML(Document markup language). Amazon.com Review
Amid the technical hoopla over the Extensible Markup Language (XML), many managers and executives find themselves scratching their heads and wondering what the new language means to them. In XML: A Manager’s Guide, author Kevin Dick offers an executive summary of this exciting new technology that focuses on the big picture.
This book is a quick read, partly due to its bulleted format. Frequent topic headings and accompanying blurbs in the margin for each make it easy for even hurried readers to pick up the key concepts quickly. However, the author doesn’t cut any corners in describing the basic nature of XML and its associated standards and tools. The first part of the book is devoted to this high-level tutorial and includes useful diagrams and code examples that nonprogrammers can easily understand.
The most instructive part of the book comes in the second half. Here, the author illustrates some of the ways XML can be useful in the real world and does a great job of demonstrating the wide-reaching applications of XML. Five example applications for enterprises and five more for vendors are presented in miniature case studies. Here the reader will see how XML can be used for workflow, data integration, distributed protocols, knowledge management, and more. –Stephen W. Plain
Topics covered: XML standards background, Document Type Definitions, schemas, XLink, XSL, XSLT, development tools, associated standard status, XML application examples.
