- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Peachpit Press; 1 edition (Nov 2 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0201710986
- ISBN-13: 978-0201710984
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 17.8 x 1.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 422 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
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- #53 in Books > Computers & Internet > Databases > Database Design
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The Visual QuickStart Guide series from Peachpit Press is known for boiling topics down to the essentials and presenting them in an engaging, efficient way to get the reader up to speed quickly. In applying this model to XML, author Elizabeth Castro had her work cut out for her.
Fortunately for her readers, Castro has successfully identified the core components of XML and presented them in a streamlined way. XML for the World Wide Web doesn't tackle any of the advanced elements of XML technology, such as SOAP, SAX or integration with the Document Object Model (DOM). Instead, it focuses on teaching the basic nuts and bolts of creating XML documents, styling them and defining their structure.
This book moves at a fast pace. Document Type Definitions (DTD), for instance, get only 30 pages of coverage. This tight format is composed of simple examples that illustrate commands and concepts instead of pages of text. The pages are presented in a two-column format so that code fragments can be wisely placed alongside the step-by-step explanatory text. Each topic example is supplemented with one or more useful implementation tips.
For a true grasp on XML and all of its potential, you will need to follow up this introductory tutorial with more reading on the applications of the technology and case studies. But this little book is a great way to learn the basics of XML in a weekend. --Stephen W. Plain
Topics covered:
- XML documents
- Document Type Definitions (DTDs)
- Schemas
- Namespaces
- XSLT and XPath
- Cascading style sheets (CSS)
- XLink
- XPointer
Book Description
[There is a new edition of this book: XML, Second Edition: Visual QuickStart Guide by Kevin Howard Goldberg (ISBN: 0-321-55967-3)]
Web-maven Elizabeth Castro, who has penned Peachpit books on HTML,Perl and CGI, and Netscape, now tackles XML--an indispensable tool for creating personalized, updated content for each visitor on your site. Whether you build Web pages for a living or you're taking on anew hobby, XML for the World Wide Web contains everything you need to create dynamic Web sites by writing XML code, developing custom XML applications with DTDs and schemas, transforming XML into personalized Web content through XSLT-based transformations, and professionally formatting XML documents with Cascading Style Sheets.The real power of XML lies in combining information from various sources and generating personalized content for different visitors.Castro's easy-to-follow graphics show exactly what XML looks like,and her real-world examples explain how to transform and streamline your Web-site creation process by automatically updating content.
Web-maven Elizabeth Castro, who has penned Peachpit books on HTML,Perl and CGI, and Netscape, now tackles XML--an indispensable tool for creating personalized, updated content for each visitor on your site. Whether you build Web pages for a living or you're taking on anew hobby, XML for the World Wide Web contains everything you need to create dynamic Web sites by writing XML code, developing custom XML applications with DTDs and schemas, transforming XML into personalized Web content through XSLT-based transformations, and professionally formatting XML documents with Cascading Style Sheets.The real power of XML lies in combining information from various sources and generating personalized content for different visitors.Castro's easy-to-follow graphics show exactly what XML looks like,and her real-world examples explain how to transform and streamline your Web-site creation process by automatically updating content.
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Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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4.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: XML for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickStart Guide (Paperback)
I love "Visual Quickstart Guide" books because I'm a visual person. They're pretty much the only books that I can use to teach myself computer stuff. "Read less - Learn more"I finished reading this book in two weeks (250 pages). It was definitely worth the money. It was my second attempt to teach myself XML after reading "XML Bible" (1015 pages....OUCH!). I liked this book much better because it explained XML with better examples. Unfortunately, it could've explained the concept of XML a lot better. I had a difficult time understanding when and why to use DTD, Schema and XSLT. It's probably because XML is still a developing technology so it may not be necessarily this book's fault. I loved the CSS section. It was a nice review of CSS. If you want to learn more about CSS, I recommend her book "HTML, XHTML & CSS" sixth edition by "Visual Quickstart Guide" (what else?).
3.0 out of 5 stars
Useful, but the first edition is very outdated,
By Kawika "honest2u" (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: XML for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickStart Guide (Paperback)
This is a decent reference guide, but uncomfortably out of date. While the author keeps her site updated for latest changes, why buy a book when you need to read the most up to date info online anyway? The book is an excellent bargain, but a free online tutorial (on oreilly for example) is a much better deal. The best intro to XML book I've read is still Beginning XML (WROX--wait for the 3rd edition if you can, the 2nd edition is still more recent and more useful than the VQ guide).
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Roadmap to the Future of Web Pages,
By A Customer
This review is from: XML for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickStart Guide (Paperback)
XML, as is explained in the book, is not ready for web pages. However, web page developments are evolving toward XML. Elizabeth Castro explains what that future would look like. This book is for you if you are thinking ahead in your web page development; I found it to be very helpful in understanding how XML will fit into the future. Don't bother reading it if you don't know and don't care what style sheets are.
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