Sams Teach Yourself XML in 24 Hours, Complete Starter Kit (3rd Edition) (Paperback)

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The third edition of Sams Teach Yourself XML in 24 Hours, Complete Starter Kit is everything you need to know about the XML language and how to use it in practical, innovative applications. Understanding the syntax of XML is only a small part of the learning process; understanding how to apply it is the larger part of the learning process, and is the primary focus of this book. It covers a broad range of topics, and wil show you how to use XML to mine data on the web, how to use it to interact with existing data services such as iTunes and Google, and how to use it in applications such as e-books, online speech synthesis, and multimedia. Sams Teach Yourself XML in 24 Hours, Complete Starter Kit, Third Edition will teach you what you need to know to get up and running with XML and more importantly, how to do cool things with it!

About the Author

Michael Morrison is a writer and developer with extensive experience with XML. He has authored numerous computer and Web technology books, including several XML books such as Sams Teach Yourself HTML and XHTML in 24 Hours, 6th Edition, Faster Smarter HTML and XML, Sams Teach Yourself XML in 24 Hours, 2nd Edition, and XML Unleashed. Michael has personally developed several content-driven Web sites using XML technologies, including his personal Web site at http://www.michaelmorrison.com.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: Sams; 3 edition (November 24, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 067232797X
• ISBN-13: 978-0672327971
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #226,301 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Easy introduction to XML, July 25, 2008

By	W. Keenan (Lausanne, Switzerland) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Fortunately I read this book before reading the two previous reviews. In the same way that no one should expect to be fluent in a foreign language after 24 hours, it takes longer to fully master XML. As an introductory text, Michael Morrison's "Learning XML in 24 hours" is accessible and personable. Maybe the other reviewers didn't appreciate his sense of humour, but his book is informative and fun.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Poorly written., March 23, 2006

By	Rommil - See all my reviews

The reason for 1 star is that i cannot put zero stars.

The book tends to ramble on and on and is very light in actual examples that matter. The same concepts are repeated over and over again.

It could of used many more examples rather than blabbing on and on about the same thing. Yet, an entire chapter is dedicated to SVG? Not a very focused book.

Needs a lot of editing.

Whole heartedly not recommended.

6 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars worst ever xml book!, March 5, 2006

By	Tante Waileka "The Truth shall Set Ye Free" (San Francisco - Atlanta - Honolulu - Chicago) - See all my reviews

I'm only giving this 1 star because Amazon won't let readers give negative stars. The chapter that contains "a quick history of html" is so far off base, I wouldn't read the rest of this crappy book. The 'author' (I use that word very hesitantly) claims that HTML is 'a simplified version of SGML'. There was a bumpersticker in the early 70s that read "Question Authority", and boy! does it apply to this book! The book writer is NO authority on SGML nor on HTML, thus HOW could he be expected to be any kind of authority on XML? HTML is a DTD WITHIN SGML. It was not developed by 'physicists' to create 'web pages' but as part of Timothy Berners-Lee WWW project for collaborative sharing of documents. While it is true that Timothy began working on the pre-cursor to HTML while working as a junior programmer-consultant for CERN (which is a Physics lab) he was NEVER a physicist, but a designer of typographic-programs (at the time). BY THE WAY, XML is a SUBSET of SGML. SGML is NOT an 'overcomplicated' language, unless you happen to be a twit who can't program to begin with. That's like comparing VB to C. VB is for lazy programmers. C is a far more versatile programming language. It is the same with SGML. XML is to SGML like 'reader's digest' book versions are to the real book, or maybe like those synopsis books that kids used to use for book reviews of books they were too undisciplined and unethical to read.

Don't waste your money on this book, and maybe it's time to forget all about Sams ' in 24 hours' books. CR*P.