- Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional; 1 edition (Nov 2 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0201740958
- ISBN-13: 978-0201740950
- Product Dimensions: 18.7 x 12.6 x 2.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 454 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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#333,466 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #38 in Books > Computers & Internet > Programming > Languages & Tools > XML
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Essential XML Quick Reference is a great little book that covers the most important XML specifications. There are 10 chapters, each documenting a particular XML technology. Every chapter begins with a short overview and introduction, explaining its particular branch of the XML family of technologies. This is followed by a programmer's reference, including a description, occasional diagrams, and commented examples as well as the core technical information. The comments are terse, but succeed in being relevant and well informed. For example, if you need a reminder on the difference between import and include in the XML Schema specification, this is just the job.
The first two chapters focus on XML itself and DTDs (Document Type Definitions). Next comes XPath, XPointer and XSL Transformations, which are widely used for transforming XML to other formats like HTML. SAX 2.0 and DOM Level 2 both get a chapter, which covers the two most important APIs for XML programming. There are two particularly welcome chapters on XML Schemas, one covering datatypes and the other structures. XML Schemas are a more powerful alternative to DTDs, but because they are a relatively recent development few books cover them in detail. Finally there is a chapter on SOAP 1.1, for Web services. Surprisingly, there is nothing on WSDL (Web Service Definition Language), used to describe Web services.
The authors are on the staff of Developmentor, a well-respected company in the XML world. Developmentor work with both Java and Microsoft technology, and it is good to see both platforms included here, for example in the SAX 2.0 reference. Note that this is a reference and not a tutorial, so use it alongside other resources. --Tim Anderson
Book Description
The complete quick-reference to XML -- and its most important related technologies.
XML, SOAP, XML Schema, XPath, and XSLT -- all in one example-rich quick-reference.
Triple the coverage of its nearest competitor -- including up-to-the-minute information on BizTalk, schemas, and namespaces.
By two respected leaders in the XML community, DevelopMentors Aaron Skonnard and Martin Gudgin. XML and the technologies surrounding it have grown immensely in recent years -- in both use and complexity. Theres more to know than any one individual can possibly remember. In Essential XML Quick Reference, two leading XML experts present an authoritative reference that covers all the XML-related technologies that matter. In one concise, accessible, example-rich guide, Aaron Skonnard and Martin Gudgin bring together critical information about XML, XSL, XSLT, schemas, namespaces, XPath, SAX, DOM, SOAP, even Microsofts BizTalk. Following the hugely successful format pioneered by Patrick Chans Java Almanacs, the authors provide a complete catalog of syntax references, combined with brief, to-the-point overviews of each technology and standard. This ultimate XML reference contains three times the coverage of its nearest competitor. For all developers and Web professionals familiar with the basics of XML.
Aaron Skonnard is a member of DevelopMentors technical staff and a contributing editor to MSDN Magazine, for which he writes The XML Files column. He is author of Essential WinInet and co-author of Essential XML. Martin Gudgin is a member of the technical staff at DevelopMentor now focusing on XML. He is author of Essential IDL.
XML, SOAP, XML Schema, XPath, and XSLT -- all in one example-rich quick-reference.
Triple the coverage of its nearest competitor -- including up-to-the-minute information on BizTalk, schemas, and namespaces.
By two respected leaders in the XML community, DevelopMentors Aaron Skonnard and Martin Gudgin. XML and the technologies surrounding it have grown immensely in recent years -- in both use and complexity. Theres more to know than any one individual can possibly remember. In Essential XML Quick Reference, two leading XML experts present an authoritative reference that covers all the XML-related technologies that matter. In one concise, accessible, example-rich guide, Aaron Skonnard and Martin Gudgin bring together critical information about XML, XSL, XSLT, schemas, namespaces, XPath, SAX, DOM, SOAP, even Microsofts BizTalk. Following the hugely successful format pioneered by Patrick Chans Java Almanacs, the authors provide a complete catalog of syntax references, combined with brief, to-the-point overviews of each technology and standard. This ultimate XML reference contains three times the coverage of its nearest competitor. For all developers and Web professionals familiar with the basics of XML.
Aaron Skonnard is a member of DevelopMentors technical staff and a contributing editor to MSDN Magazine, for which he writes The XML Files column. He is author of Essential WinInet and co-author of Essential XML. Martin Gudgin is a member of the technical staff at DevelopMentor now focusing on XML. He is author of Essential IDL.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
easy to use and very useful,
By Ben Pilantro (NYC, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Essential XML Quick Reference: A Programmer's Reference to XML, XPath, XSLT, XML Schema, SOAP, and More (Paperback)
Keeping in mind that this is a "quick" reference, this book is organised well and very easy to use. When learning XML I had it by my side many times and almost always found what I was looking for. My only comment for improvement would be a more comprehensive index and maybe some a more suitable cover design (I am constantly pointing people to the text on the cover in order to convice them this is a book about XML).
5.0 out of 5 stars
The single most essential xml book I own,
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This review is from: Essential XML Quick Reference: A Programmer's Reference to XML, XPath, XSLT, XML Schema, SOAP, and More (Paperback)
This isn't a "textbook" of xml -- if you want a guided introductory tutorial, look elsewhere. But if you're anything like me, once you've got past the intro stage, you need a good memory-jogger and "explain-that-to-me-quick-just-one-more-time" resource at your side while you're working on a project. That's what this book provides, and it does it brilliantly, insightfully, and without the endless, distracting and generally useless drivel of many xml books. The explanations unfailingly come right to the point, and it's rich with short, helpful examples. It's obvious the authors have really developed in the real world! There is no book on my xml shelf that gets more use (and collects less dust) than this one. Buy it and you'll be glad you did. (I'm on my second copy!)
1.0 out of 5 stars
doesn't worth the money,
By Frank Peng Lee (woburn, MA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Essential XML Quick Reference: A Programmer's Reference to XML, XPath, XSLT, XML Schema, SOAP, and More (Paperback)
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.
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