Product Description

XML is the de-facto standard for manipulating and sharing data among applications. It is supported by every major programming tool and language, including Java, Microsoft .NET, Oracle, SQL Server, etc. All professional developers and administrators - even those who don't intend to build XML applications - need a basic understanding of it just to read and maintain data they receive and process. Many of them don't have the time for a thick reference book or detailed tutorial. Sams Teach Yourself XML in 10 Minutes quickly covers the basics of XML and its family of related concepts, including basic syntax, DTDs, XML Schema, DOM, SAX, XSL, and XPath. Each topic is illustrated with an example to ensure readers' understanding.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #200763 in Books
• Published on: 2002-11-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

From the Back Cover

XML is the de-facto standard for manipulating and sharing data among applications. It is supported by every major programming tool and language, including Java, Microsoft .NET, Oracle, SQL Server, etc. All professional developers and administrators - even those who don't intend to build XML applications - need a basic understanding of it just to read and maintain data they receive and process. Many of them don't have the time for a thick reference book or detailed tutorial. Sams Teach Yourself XML in 10 Minutes quickly covers the basics of XML and its family of related concepts, including basic syntax, DTDs, XML Schema, DOM, SAX, XSL, and XPath. Each topic is illustrated with an example to ensure readers' understanding.

About the Author

Andrew Watt is an independent consultant and author with knowledge and interest in XML and graphics topics. He is the author of Designing SVG Web Graphics (New Riders, 2001) and XPath Essentials (John Wiley & Sons, 2002). He is a co-author of XML Schema Essentials (John Wiley & Sons, 2002), Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 21 Days (Sams, 2002), and SVG Unleashed (Sams, 2002). He is also a contributing author to Platinum Edition Using XHTML, XML, and Java 2 (Que, 2000), Professional XML, Second Edition (Wrox Press, 2001), Professional XSL (Wrox Press, 2001), Professional XML Meta Data (Wrox Press, 2001), and Special Edition Using XML, Second Edition (Que, 2002).

Customer Reviews

Quick way of getting a good overview of XML
XML in 10 minutes is actually a collection of 19 chapters designed to be digested in 10 minute slices. I have read the first 6 chapters in around 40 minutes and I now know all I need for the job in hand. I would recommend this book to anyone you needs to get up to speed with XML in a hurry. The book also covers XPath,XLink,CSS,SVG,DOM,SAX and XML SCHEMA

Not bad but needs updating
The book sets out to examine the world of XML in 19 "lessons" which break the subject down into manageable bites; however there is a large amount of referencing chapters which occur later in the book which sometime leads to confusion. On the whole the book is a reasonable starting place for a beginner but if you have encountered XML "in the flesh" it soon becomes obvious that areas it states as being in development are in fact common place coding techniques.