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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good overview but sometimes confusing,
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This review is from: XML Step by Step, Second Edition (Step By Step (Microsoft)) (Paperback)
I bought this book based on the reviews of the first edition. I generally like the book for its fast paced introduction to XML. However, I find some of the examples confusing and I do not like the way the author always has you jumping around to different pages for information. Furthermore, there are some pointers to other pages that are wrong. Also, alot of information is put in "sidebars". Some of these sidebars are multiple pages so I do not understand their purpose. I find myself referring to Holzner's "Inside XML" a good amount of the time for clarification. If you want a quick and dirty intro to XML, this book is for you. If you need to learn XML, you will want Holzner's book in addition to this. Holzner gives you best practices as you read whereas this book does not. For example, this book uses the MIXED format for declaring elements within DTD's. However, Holzner does not recommend this and tells you why.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A book for XML beginners,
By "fduranm" (Miami, FL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: XML Step by Step, Second Edition (Step By Step (Microsoft)) (Paperback)
This is a book for beginners. I bought the first edition and it gave me all the important information about XML before I started working with it. When I first read it, I thought it was a wonderful book and it was very easy to understand. You will now what's XML in one week and you'll be able to start using it in only two days just by looking at the examples.Unfortunately, right now I know there's so much more out there about XML than the information contained on the book and believe me, once that you read it, you are never going to used it again because it's not a good book for reference. I would recommend you to look for a different book with more examples, source code, advanced features or even one that can be used as a reference in your future work.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stop Searching. Begin here,
This review is from: XML Step by Step, Second Edition (Step By Step (Microsoft)) (Paperback)
I am one of those freaks who would look at a bezillion books before settling with one. (Talking about computer books ofcourse!). This is especially significant when it comes to XML because there is so much tech jargon out there & it is really hard find a book that does not get lost in the details & instead introduce us to the core right away. This book does exactly that. You will start writing decent xml right away.
The following will be helpful. 1. HTML knowledge (a little) 2. The concept of scripts 3. The concept of CSS 4. The concept of XML When I say 'the concept of', I am only talking about a surface level, "Purpose of existence" kind. Even if you don't know anything about XML, you will be fine with this book. The book gradually introduces the concepts & does a very neat job of explaining new ideas. Peace.
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