XHTML: Migrating Applications Towards XML

by Simon St.Laurent and Simon St. Laurent

XHTML promises to expand the power and versatility of the Web and pave the way for XML. With crystal-clear explanations and compelling case studies, this step-by-step guide shows you how to take advantage of this exciting new Web standard. From working with the rigorous XHTML structure and retrofitting your HTML code to extending XHTML with XML, this guide is just what you need to position yourself and your sites for the XML future.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764547097
• ISBN13: 9780764547096
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: M&T Books
• Length: 435 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Strong content, but could have been shorter

This book had many positive qualities and a few negative ones. It was a well-written book, with comprehensive coverage of the topic. However, it was longer than necessary and contained to much filler. The concept behind the xhtml 1.0 spec is relatively simple. You must perform the following: close all your tags, include the xhtml dtd, use all lower case letters, use CSS instead of the deprecated formatting tags, and put script in cdata sections. The book required 304 pages to make these points, as it showed how each would impact 12 different browsers. On the positive side, this book was very concise and well written. At one sitting, I completed over 200 pages. It was truly enjoyable to read and the topics retained my interest.Overall, I give this book four-stars. The only negative being the large quantity of filler content. The book was perfect otherwise.

informationally good, a bit confusing at times

this book is full of good information, particularly if you don't know much about xml but know a lot about html. the first 10 chapters are great, particularly the sections on the document type definition (dtd) -- you can see where the W3C defines html and how much of that definition is missing or added to by the different browsers. unfortunately, the book is not laid out very well. there are a lot of references to later chapters that leave you wondering what they are talking about until you get there. this book is written by two different people, and it seems obvious who wrote what chapters. i give 4 stars, not 3, because there is enough useful information in this book to make it worth reading and having for the html expert looking to make the move towards xml.

An excellent resource

An excellent resource for anyone who knows HTML and wants to learn XHTML; a critical component for future Business to Consumer commerce systems.