XML provides a way of structuring data so that it can be exchanged between Web sites running on different platforms. This text contains information on aspects of XML development including XHTML, XSLT, SMIL (multimedia XML), SAX, SOAP, and Microsoft BizTalk. The book also covers real-world usage of XML, including XML integration with Oracle, SQL Server, and other databases, plus a collection of case studies. The case studies show how companies like Dell and WebMethods have used XML to enhance their business practices. Also included is a CD-ROM.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Quantity Not Quality,
By "henryhoward" (Beverly Hills, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mastering XML Premium Edition (Paperback)
This book is thick, nearly 1300 pages. But do not let the size and title fool you, this book does exlain the chapter topic contents well, but I rated it three stars and here is why?1. Chapters too short: The introduction to XML Schemas is only four pages and the Writing XML Schemas section is only about five pages, too short, that is one star minus. 2. SOAP/XML section too short, does not produce full fledged samples on how to use this HTTP/XML technology in its soon to be replacement of the DCOM wire protocol for COM and IIOP for CORBA. 3. Why does this book hold a thick chapter on XML Tools? Who cares? I would have like to have seen the length of the XML Tools chapter eliminated in favor of extending the chapter/section on XML Schemas, XMI- Extensible Metadata Interchange, and XSLT, and perhaps a chapter or two or three on beginning, intermediate, and advances XML Parser construction in both C++ and Java side by side, so as to appreciate the third party vendors, as well as beefing up your compiler/parser/generator programming skills in the XML world. 4. Mastering is not appropriate title, more like Superficial learning. 5. Content Ok, Font settings OK on the eye, but way to much third party XML support technologies that one may never use. This book should have focused on more XML syntax samples than what is already in the book, the XMI chapter should have been included, the XML Schemas should have its own lengthy but fulfilling chapter, XSLT vs CSS should have been investigated more, Object persistance support for C++ and Java class objects in the XML would have been smarter to include. SOAP protocol and its uses with existing component architectures, COM, CORBA, Java Beans, C++ ACE Network programming, but nooooooooooooo! In Summary, this book is fill, and superficial. Indeed disappointing, I know of one book and another on the horizon due out in the upcoming months, both from Addison-Wesley, first is Modeling XML Applications in UML or something to this effect and the other upcoming title, is XML Nitty Gritty...
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
You can't always judge a book by its table of contents.,
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This review is from: Mastering XML Premium Edition (Paperback)
I was looking for an introductory book on XML and decided to pick up a copy of Mastering XML after reading the introduction and perusing the table of contents. The book covers a great deal of topics, but almost all of it is poorly explained and most of the examples are not very illustrative of the related material. The author tends to describe things in a round about way and has a habit of throwing in material that isn't covered until later in his explanations. I tried reading ahead in some cases, but those sections weren't covered any more clearly so it turned into a vicious cycle. I finally had to stop reading after 400 pages. I have a background in web development with HTML, JavaScript, Java servlets, and JSP, but I would not recommend this book as a first on XML. It might serve as a reference though.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
extremely disappointing,
By A Customer
This review is from: Mastering XML Premium Edition (Paperback)
...longer description: all explanations are very confused and confusing; nothing is clear. Buy another book (there are plenty of other books related to XML that are 2000% better for the same or lower price)
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