Sams Teach Yourself XML in 10 Minutes [Paperback]

Andrew H. Watt (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0672324717 | ISBN-13: 978-0672324710 | Publication Date: November 1, 2002

XML is the de-facto standard for manipulating and sharing data among applications. It is supported by every major programming tool and language, including Java, Microsoft .NET, Oracle, SQL Server, etc. All professional developers and administrators - even those who don't intend to build XML applications - need a basic understanding of it just to read and maintain data they receive and process. Many of them don't have the time for a thick reference book or detailed tutorial. Sams Teach Yourself XML in 10 Minutes quickly covers the basics of XML and its family of related concepts, including basic syntax, DTDs, XML Schema, DOM, SAX, XSL, and XPath. Each topic is illustrated with an example to ensure readers' understanding.

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From the Back Cover

XML is the de-facto standard for manipulating and sharing data among applications. It is supported by every major programming tool and language, including Java, Microsoft .NET, Oracle, SQL Server, etc. All professional developers and administrators - even those who don't intend to build XML applications - need a basic understanding of it just to read and maintain data they receive and process. Many of them don't have the time for a thick reference book or detailed tutorial. Sams Teach Yourself XML in 10 Minutes quickly covers the basics of XML and its family of related concepts, including basic syntax, DTDs, XML Schema, DOM, SAX, XSL, and XPath. Each topic is illustrated with an example to ensure readers' understanding.

About the Author

Andrew Watt is an independent consultant and author with knowledge and interest in XML and graphics topics. He is the author of Designing SVG Web Graphics (New Riders, 2001) and XPath Essentials (John Wiley & Sons, 2002). He is a co-author of XML Schema Essentials (John Wiley & Sons, 2002), Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 21 Days (Sams, 2002), and SVG Unleashed (Sams, 2002). He is also a contributing author to Platinum Edition Using XHTML, XML, and Java 2 (Que, 2000), Professional XML, Second Edition (Wrox Press, 2001), Professional XSL (Wrox Press, 2001), Professional XML Meta Data (Wrox Press, 2001), and Special Edition Using XML, Second Edition (Que, 2002).

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Sams (November 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672324717
• ISBN-13: 978-0672324710
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,391,396 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Basics - short and sweet and to the point, April 13, 2003

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Harold McFarland (Florida) - See all my reviews
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"SAMS Teach Yourself XML in 10 Minutes" is an introductory text for people who want to learn XML. While the author covers XML in sufficient detail for the complete novice to understand, he also gives illustrations of how it resembles and differs from HTML. I have done some basic HTML and Java programming before and found that the transition to learning XML was easy with the assistance of this book. It contains enough basic stuff that nothing important is missed but moves along quick enough to keep it from becoming repetitive and boring. By the end I not only could write simple XML documents, but also was working with Cascading Style Sheets and the Document Object Model. This is a great introductory course that equips the reader with all the basics of XML. There is a lot more to XML than what is in this book, but "SAMS Teach Yourself XML in 10 Minutes" is a thorough course in the basics of XML. This is a recommended purchase for anyone wanting to get a basic level understanding of XML.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Really bad, November 11, 2003

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Pete Zicato (La Grange, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself XML in 10 Minutes (Paperback)

I've been a software engineer for 20+ years. This is the worst technical book that I can recall. Way too many forward references - "Now I'll use a technical term that I won't explain for another two chapters".

Most technical books have some forward references but this is ridiculous. To make it worse, some of the terms are never clearly explained even when you get to that section of the book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dry but clear, and a bit longer than 10 minutes, October 24, 2006

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T. Harris "http://talkaboutquality.wordpress.com" - See all my reviews
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The real title should be "Learn all about what XML is, with a few examples, in a bit over 3 hours, ten minutes at a time." But that wouldn't sell the book by its cover. Very clear, following the "tell you, tell you, told you" style. A bit dry but mostly very easy learning since it's in ten-minute chunks. Takes the mystery out of XML. Opens your eyes to all that it can do. Finally makes clear what a "DOM" is (document object model.