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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Peachpit Press (31 Oct 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0201710986
  • ISBN-13: 978-0201710984
  • Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 17.8 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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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


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[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.

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Elegant and concise, 14 May 2001
By A Customer
This is a great book.

After two years of searching for a decent book on XML, I was surprised to find what exactly I needed in such a small volume. It seems to say very little, but says everything you need to know. Other writers must grind their teeth in frustration, wishing that they could do what Castro has done here.

I agree with another reviewer here who says that it maybe isn't for the absolute beginner to XML, but if you have read a good introductory article on XML somewhere, then it's perfect. Everyone else is providing either discursive introductions about the idea of XML, or over-detailed, confusing examples. This book hits the sweet spot in between. I'll keep it handy.

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Fine as far as it goes., 27 Nov 2003
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A good introduction to XML and some associated technologies such as DTDs, schemas, XSLT and CSS, and a pleasant change from all those books whose authors think they won't be taken seriously unless they fill at least 750 pages.
The publisher claims that this guide "uses pictures rather than lengthy explanations", but most of the pictures are simple screendumps of text in an editor. The pictures are more useful in the CSS layout section; however, there are better books on CSS than this, for example by Eric Meyer. (Most are based on HTML rather than XML, but the principles are the same.)
Nicely laid out and printed,and no significant errors or typos. Just a reminder: this book does not cover the DOM, SAX, SOAP or XML-RPC, so you will need to look elsewhere if that's what you need.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, 31 Jan 2001
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An Excellent book with good resources and very easy to follow. The book contains links to the source code and other websites that have downloadable files. The book itself is easy to follow, and quick to be learned. the examples are well explained and easy to follow. With this book you can be writing XML within the hour.Belive me this is not rubbish it is true. Well worth buying
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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent introduction to XML. Clear and concise.
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