The XML specifications included here relate to Web
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of all XML specifications. Also see XML
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XML: Visual QuickStart Guide (2nd Edition) by Kevin Howard Goldberg Average Customer Review: based on 11 reviews. Customer Review: XML (eXtensible Markup Language) has become the medium to move data in efficient and predictable ways. Derived from a similar markup language, SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language), XML is structured, but not as highly as SGML. Structure is what itís all about. The very loosely structured HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is al...
Beginning XML, 4th Edition (Programmer to Programmer) by David Hunter, Jeff Rafter, Joe Fawcett, Eric van der Vlist, Danny Ayers, Jon Duckett, Andrew Watt, Linda McKinnon Average Customer Review: based on 54 reviews. Customer Review: Hello everybody. Having more than 14 yrs experience in all kind of IT techies, I always had a problem when it came to XML: too big of a confusing terminology and concepts that were difficult to understand. Aside from being a markup language used for structuring data I did not know too much. I plunged into all sort of documentation a...
XML in a Nutshell, Third Edition by Elliotte Rusty Harold, W. Scott Means Average Customer Review: based on 16 reviews. Customer Review: This book is by far the best book I've read on XML. Typical of O'Reilly "In a Nutshell" books, the converage of XML is fast paced and complete. Your money will be well spent on this book. I even think most beginners will do well with this one!
Definitive XML Schema (Charles F. Goldfarb Definitive XML Series) by Priscilla Walmsley Average Customer Review: based on 32 reviews. Customer Review: Walmsley's book is the one I go to as the reference for W3C Schema. It is clear and very accurate and reliable. I find the examples relevant and helpful. I had to chuckle at a previous review that couldn't understand why something was found in multiple places. Well perhaps it is used in several places. I would be happy that the inde...