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This boxed set gives experienced XML developers all the insight they need to succeed with the next generation of XML development — for the enterprise, the Web, and beyond. It brings together three of the latest titles in the Definitive XML Series, all edited by Charles F. Goldfarb, the “father of markup languages,” and priced at a savings of more than 18%. Definitive XML Schema by W3C Schema Recommendation committee member Priscilla Walmsley covers both the basics of XML Schema and state-of-the-art techniques, including two full chapters on designing schemas for maximum effectiveness. Definitive XSLT & XPath, by G. Ken Holman, the world’s leading XSLT/XPath authority, covers every facet of these new specifications, from the basics to advanced expressions, sorting, grouping, and topic maps — including brand-new XML Schema Structures and Datatypes. Definitive XML Application Development by Lars Marius Garshol, is the comprehensive software engineer’s guide to building advanced, next-generation, enterprise applications with XML technologies. Garshol combines practical insight into SAX, DOM, XSLT, and other advanced XML technologies, and example-rich coverage of XML development with both Java and Python.
The Definitive XML Professional Toolkit
XPath Kick Start: Navigating XML with XPath 1.0 and 2.0
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XPath is to XML as SQL is to databases: XML applications need XPath to locate specific data within an XML document for further processing with other XML applications such as XSLT, XQuery, XPointer, XLink and DOM level 3. With XPath, these applications offer developers a full toolkit for transforming, linking, and searching XML data. Developers need to understand XPath to fully exploit XML in their applications, and they have few resources beyond the W3C specification. XPath Kick Start will examine every aspect of XPath in detail, including its influence on and use with these other XML standards.
With each technique illustrated with real-world examples, the book starts with coverage of the essentials of XPath, including nodes, expressions, functions and operators. The second half of the book details XPath in practice – from manipulating XML data to transforming, linking and querying XML documents.
The Compass: Essential Reading about XML, DITA, and Web 2.0
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Your guide to modern technical communication These white papers, also available at scriptorium.com, introduce you to critical tools and technologies, including structured authoring, Extensible Markup Language (XML), the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) and the DITA Open Toolkit, and user-generated content (blogs, wikis, and forums). The Compass provides essential information about the direction of technical publishing today. NOTE: The Compass is a compilation of white papers that are also available free at scriptorium.com. The book does not contain different or updated content.


