Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 006.74 EAN: 9780764516535 ISBN: 0764516531 Label: For Dummies Manufacturer: For Dummies Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 672 Publication Date: June 27, 2003 Publisher: For Dummies Sales Rank: 87443 Studio: For Dummies
Product Description* The complete solution! This revolution in product design incorporates 6 books in 1 straightforward desk reference. Provides in depth coverage of the many features and specifications of XML, the data interchange standard of choice. * XML All in One For Dummies is a true desk reference designed to guide readers through the features and specifications of the leading edge XML dialects and help them develop their own custom Web applications all under one cover. * Covers XML basics, using DTD's with XML, XML namespaces, XML schemas, styling XML documents, XML's linking languages, XML tools, using XML in the real world, and more. * The first two editions of XML For Dummies have sold more than 85,000 units. * According to Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer 'XML will become the universal medium by which Web sites and users of Web sites communicate.' * Written by NIIT a global training, IT consulting and software development organization. NIIT trains over 150,000 individuals each year in Information Technology areas. * The For Dummies series a repeat winner, now with more than 100 million books in print.
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Rating: - All-In-One Doesn't Mean All of It
I found this book to be an excellent introduction to XML and the XTeam, as the book calls it, but in reading it I realized that the book is only just an introduction to a much broader world. I think that it is perfect for beginners, and does a good job of steering you in all the directions you can go with future studies.
Some things to consider...although the author does not assume you have any previous knowledge in Web development, I don't think it would be possible to comfortably ... Read More
Rating: - Sloppy editing, details glossed over
Though the book covers material quickly and lucidly, the editing is very sloppy and key details are omitted. For example, in discussing using the ID datatype for attributes in DTDs, it omits a key detail: a number isn't an XML name, and to get around this, prepend an _. The example given even shows a useage that won't work! The O'Reilly book of a classmate included this. Elsewhere the text discusses examples that aren't in the book and seem left over from a previous edition, and reading the text is ... Read More
Rating: - Learn the Full XML Story
The author's have done an outstanding job in writing the book. I found that even the mundane details were covered in the right place and with a little humor. The coverage starts out very simple, so many people won't use the beginning chapters extensively. However, as the book progresses, the coverage becomes more technical and I think that most people will find the authors have covered most of the XML details that any developer will need. The authors also discuss some of the details that other books ... Read More
Rating: - Know nothing about XML, it's OK
Before reading the book, I was knowing nothing about XML, but after reading a few chapters, I got familiar with the technology. The book is good for XML first timers, also if you know a little bit about it, but it's not enough if you need to be professional.
- All-In-One Doesn't Mean All of It
- Sloppy editing, details glossed over
- Learn the Full XML Story
