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XML All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies
by Richard Wagner, Richard Mansfield
from For Dummies

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• 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 pick up on XML... more info

• 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... more info

• 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 leave... more info

• 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.

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