XML in a Nutshell : A Desktop Quick Reference (Nutshell Handbook)

by W.Scott Means, Elliotte Rusty Harold, W. Scott Means, et al.

Book Overview

If you're a developer working with XML, you know there's a lot to know about XML, and the XML space is evolving almost moment by moment. But you don't need to commit every XML syntax, API, or XSLT... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0596000588
• ISBN13: 9780596000585
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

The XML reference

The book is a reference for all XML standards ( XML , XPath , XSLT , XLink , XSL-FO , XML Schema , DTD , Xpointer , Xinclde , CSS ) and also covers DOM and SAX for manipulating XML , although the book covers the basics of XML in the first five chapters , the rest of the book assumes you have experience with the XML standards and need a complete reference for them , and the book do thr right job for that :) , it's the best reference available for XML .

Best XML reference I ever saw

This book claims to be your only needed guide in XML and related topics. It covers almost all you can imagine. I liked it very much and glad, that I have a book, that I can use like XML reference. I have just nothing to say about this book except it contains ALL information one can need on XML.

Covers almost every major XML standard

This is a combination field guide and terse standards reference for XML. It covers an amazing variety of XML standards. From the fundamentals of XML, through the document standards, and into transformation technologies like XSLT. Standards include; XML, XPath, XLink, XSLT, XSL-FO, XML Schema, DTDs, among others. The book also cover some standards that use XML, like SAX and DOM. The book is fairly high level. It assumes that you know the basics and need a complete reference for the technologies. This is that case with all of the Nutshell books, but given the amount of technologies this books cover, the coverage is fairly terse. The organization of the book is great. There are only a few illustrations and they are used effectively. A solid reference for anyone who works with XML technologies on a daily basis. Highly recommended.

Well-organized information in a compact format

This book continues the Nutshell tradition of putting a lot of information into a well-written, well organized format. The first 330 pages give a useful summary of each of the core XML standards along with short but illustrative examples. The writer's did an excellent job of covering the technical details of each technology and explaining where that technology could be applied. The final 220 pages are a good reference of the different tags and attributes of each standard. The reference also includes one of the best breakdowns of Unicode character sets I have found in a printed book.

Stranded on an island & allowed one XML book, this is it!

Blaise Pascal once wrote "I have made this letter longer than usual, only because I have not had the time to make it shorter". Writing a book on XML is quite an undertaking. Writing a quick reference that not only provides expert coverage on XML and its associated technologies but does so concisely, practically, and comprehensively is a super human feat! Amazingly, the authors of "XML In A Nutshell" have accomplished just that and it shows.One of the authors, Elliotte Rusty Harold, is no stranger to the technology. He is an early adopter who has written two previous XML books (and several good Java books) and created a web site devoted to XML (Cafe con Leche). This book is divided into 4 parts. The first covers the essentials of XML including XML syntax, DTD and namespaces. The second covers 'Narrative Centric Documents' involving XSLT, CSS, XLinks, XPointers and XPath. The third covers 'Data Centric XML, ' involving DOM and SAX. The final part is a quick reference to all the above. Each part contains tutorials that are concisely written and packed with practical examples. Beginners can use it to jump-start their learning experience and experts can use this as a indispensable ready reference.XML Schema is mentioned but not covered in this book.Hats off to O'Reilly Associates for producing a professionally attractive, well-designed and portable book. It is comfortable to read and to hold. Stranded on a island and allowed only one XML book, this is it!