XML: Visual QuickStart Guide
Posted by Admin on January 19th, 2010 at 04:08am
Whаt іѕ XML? XML, οr eXtensible Markup Language, іѕ a specification fοr storing information. It іѕ аlѕο a specification fοr describing thе structure οf thаt information. And whіlе XML іѕ a markup language (јυѕt lіkе HTML), XML hаѕ nο tags οf іtѕ οwn. It allows thе person writing thе XML tο сrеаtе whatever tags thеу need. Thе οnlу condition іѕ thаt thеѕе newly сrеаtеd tags adhere tο thе rules οf thе XML specification.In thе seven years ѕіnсе thе first edition οf “XML: Visual Q…
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3 Comments for XML: Visual QuickStart Guide
1. Sabra | January 19th, 2010 at 5:19 am
XML: Visual QuickStart Guide (2nd Edition)
I highly recommend this book for anyone wanting to learn the basics of XML.
I have about an intermediate level of HTML acumen and wanted a book that would cover enough of the rudiments to get a good grasp of the subject. It does that, as well as cover a myriad of related apps such as XPath, XSLT, and XQuery.
I also really appreciated the comprehensible instructions, visual examples, recommended tools, and the applications that give XML its currency in the real world.
All in all, an excellent source.
2. Rylee | January 19th, 2010 at 7:10 am
Quite simply the best introduction to XML and all the related standards which I’ve found so far. Obviously it doesn’t have the breadth and depth of, say the O’Reilly books, but as a ‘one stop shop’ for anyone new to XML, XSLT, XML Schemas, XPath, etc, this would be hard to beat.
3. Emele | January 19th, 2010 at 8:43 am
Truth be told, I do not work as a Web developer, but on a daily basis my job has me in contact with business clients and Web application developers. My clients require robust Web applications, my developers make it happen. Because of legacy data issues, shared disparate databases, and the need for them to handshake; XML Web services have become a standard solution in many commercial Web solutions. Though I am somewhat familiar with the basics of XML I wanted to go deeper to better myself and better my knowledge in client/tech conversations. What I did not want to do is to go so deep as to read a monster 1000+ page tome that would require weeks of book study, application and befuddlement.
Instead, Mr. Goldberg’s book provided me a concise break down the structure of XML markup language in a detailed/digestible enough manner to keep me engaged and participatory. Each chapter cleverly builds on previous topics, so as to provide a pyramid learning approach. This enabled me to go deeper than before into the more arcane areas of the language (XPath patterns, functions, expressions, XSL-FO, DTD’s, schemas, etc.) so it could be more easily understood.
If you are new to XML, curious, or need enough to know to be dangerous in your job, then this book is for you. BTW, I highly recommend that you download his chapter samples so as to follow along and to tinker with. I read the entire book in a weekend and returned to work on Monday loaded for bear. Now I keep it at my desk for easy reference.
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