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CodeNotes for XML

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I used this in conjunction with an Infusion class I took and what a great book! fantastic job!

This series of books is great for getting a handle on the new technologies. They are written in a straightforward manner to provide maximum information in minimal time and investment.

If you want to learn the guts of XML and want do it in a short period of time, then this is the right book. The book starts out very well with everything you should know about XML (XML Syntax, Namespace, Well formed XML, DTD etc.) in a few pages and then gets to the core XSLT, XPath, programming DOM and SAX, and finally XML Schema. A very good read that serves the purpose.

This book presents the core of XML in an organized, no-nonsense fashion. If you need to get up to speed quickly on XML this book is a great investment (and quite inexpensive too).

This book is probably the best value of any of the technical book I've purchased. At only $..., this book covers all the important aspects of XML in a very understable and enjoyable way. It's laid out well and the examples (and following explanations) are clear and very helpful. If only all technical books could be written this well. And is that the most aesthetically pleasing cover you've ever seen or what?

To the point and stripped of marketing, this book will get you understanding the intracacies of XML in a few hours.

these books look good but they are out of date and there is no website for support.

This is a great book for a quick hands on learning for XML. I really like it and it solved my problems. I always thought parsing the XML was too damn confusing but with this book I now completely understand the DOM and SAX parsing.

This book does a great job of introducing the basic concepts and getting you into code soon, so you can see the concepts and syntax in action. The topics included XML, CSS, XSLT and XPath, DOM, SAX, and XML Schemas. All these abbreviations are explained in the book. The core concepts are well introduced without being overwhelmed in syntax, and advice if often given on what is best to use (for example "Can I use DOM or SAX instead of XSLT?").

The use of an 8 character "CodeNote pointer" allows obtaining additional information from the codenotes web site while keeping the book a readable size and price. For example the paper chapter on SAX included examples in Java, but the online "CodeNotes" allows obtaining the source in Visual Basic. In the chapter on installation, I found both the instructions on the book and the online web site out of date, so they might want to update the web. The online notes on Sample architectures was particularly helpful, so don't neglect the section on "additional material" at the front of the book. I would have also liked an actual completed application demonstrated online.