XML: Learning by Example [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Robert B. Mellor (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 127 pages
• Publisher: Franklin Beedle & Associates; illustrated edition edition (January 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1887902805
• ISBN-13: 978-1887902809
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,973,178 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars disappointing..., January 21, 2004

By 

"anonymous101" (Phoenix, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: XML: Learning by Example (Paperback)

I was disappointed in the size, layout, and content of the book.
Its size was that of a pamphlet (1/2 as tall as a normal book and only 110 pages long).
The layout was by no means impressive. There were no defined "chapters". As you completed each example it simple gave a short synopsis and the next page started a new example.

Early in the book it required the read/user to type lots of JavaScript (which had some typos), later it gave a 1/2 page on installing Java on your machine so you could complete further examples.

Though the book recommended using IE5+ in order to use the examples, some even failed to properly display using IE6. (I found the answers to the bugs by reading another XML book I purchased as a companion.)

Not recommended for newbies to WEB programming and a bit spotty for experienced XHTML/DHTML programmers moving up to XML.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent teaching text book, October 28, 2002

By 

Inter College (Worcs, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: XML: Learning by Example (Paperback)

This book has been adopted by us (and other colleges) because it is an excellent introduction to XML at the beginner level, for 1-credit courses. The book is well built up, pedagogically correct and at a price that suits the students pocket. It covers XML tags, CSS1 and 2, the @media directive, XHTML, DOM, XMLNS, XPath, XLST, DTD, Schemas, XLink, XPointer and DSO. It even touches ASP, Java and UNIX. Recommended for all teachers (and students).

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Be careful of the other reviews!! possible fraud., May 26, 2004

By 

tk "tk" (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: XML: Learning by Example (Paperback)

While this book seems to have a lot of great reviews, the other reviews that gave this book 5 stars are very suspicious - BE CAREFUL!

I thought this book had five stars so I was getting excited, but I saw that all the reviews seemed to be made by the same person. Firstly, the reviewers are all unregistered (I am, admittedly, as well) and use same words to praise the book, verbatim.

"I agree with the other reviewers" (used twice).

"XHTML, DOM, XMLNS, XPath, XLST, DTD, Schemas, XLink, XPointer and DSO. It even touches ASP, Java and UNIX" by 2/6/03 reviewer "Petra B," then another reviewer on 10/28/02 says, almost identically "XHTML, DOM, XMLNS, XPath, XLST, DTD, Schemas, XLink, XPointer and DSO. It even touches ASP, Java and UNIX"

I consider this "review fraud" - perhaps this person wants to sell this book, but horribly unethical. I know, it seems like I have a lot of time on my hands to go through this, but I am honestly looking for a great book on XML, and reviewers like this who seem to be shamefully promoting their product should be made known.

Please be careful!