XML for Dummies

by Ed Tittel, Frank Boumphrey, Lucinda Dykes

Book Overview

See how XML works for business needs and RSS feeds Create consistency on the Web, or tag your data for different purposes Tag -- XML is it XML tags let you share your format as well as your data, and this handy guide will show you how. You'll soon be using this markup language to create everything from Web sites to business forms, discovering schemas and DOCTYPES, wandering the Xpath, teaming up XML with Office 2003, and more. Discover how to * Make...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764588451
• ISBN13: 9780764588457
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.5" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Saved me!

I'm in an online publishing class at a tech university with NO background in anything like this. This book saved me! It explains all so well, and allows LOTS of practice as you read. I can't understand the negative reviews.

Great Book

I'm never disappointed with Dummies books and this one is no exception. Great read, easy to learn.

Reviews Are About A Different Edition of XML For Dummies

These reviews are all very misleading as they refer to a previous edition of the book which is no longer available, the third edition of XML For Dummies. XML For Dummies, 4th edition, the book featured here, addresses many of the concerns raised in the reviews of the third edition.

Excellent Intro to XML

This book makes for a very good intoduction to XML, it points out the basics, and thats all you really need to know, XML is very simple. Most the critics who gave this book low reviews, were looking for a book on XML web services, and such. Please do not expect to learn that from this book.

Excellent overview of current state of XML

I found this book a much better introduction than the other two books I had looked at on XML, which quickly delved into Java-scripting and program development environments. Unlike these other books, which assume a fair amount of Web programming experience on the part of the reader, XML Dummies does a very good job of presenting a readable overview of the topic. I got through the book quickly, and felt that I had a good grasp of XML and its potential when I was done. I highly recommend it!