Publisher:
Prentice Hall
Author(s): Michael Leventhal, David Lewis & Matthew Fuchs
ISBN: 0136168221
Publication Date: March, 1998
Retail Price: $44.95
Unless you've been living in a cave for the last couple months, you've probably heard of XML, the eXtensible Markup Language. XML (see our new XML Files area) is allowing developers to define their own markup tags, and is creating a whole new era of Web development.
This book, Designing XML Internet Applications, takes the reader briskly into that realm, with examples, insights and concrete results.
The authors of this book start you out by letting you know that, although programmers may wish to read the book from cover to cover, most folks will get more use from the book by browsing the table of contents to locate specific sections which interest them. Perhaps that's because the book contains not only a broad overview of XML; it attempts to cover all aspects of XML, and does a fine job of it!
The book is divided into five sections:
- Internets, XML and Tools,
- Perl and XML
- XML/SGML E-mail
- XML and Java--Parsers and APIs
- Future--Agents and all that
Example applications include an XML Bulletin Board, an XML Contact Database, and a sample DOM implementation. The book also covers the use of the currently available XML tools, parsers, DTD editors, and more. One whole section is devoted to Perl programmers and details the use of Perl to create these XML-based applications. The Perl vs. Java debate is discussed, and Java is given its due in a later chapter.
A CD-ROM--included with the book--contains all the source code from the book, including Java, C++ and Perl, along with XML tools and Sun Microsystem's Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.1. With these tools and this book, you shouldn't have anything to stand in the way of the exciting world of XML applications.
Designing XML Internet Applications was written with programmers in mind, though that does not mean that non-programmers will get nothing out of it. Just keep in mind that this is a not a simple how-to manual for HTML, but rather a highly technical topic which requires the practiced application of fundamental concepts.
This book handles the task with ease...if you're looking to the future, then you can't afford to be left behind. Designing XML Internet Applications will get you up and creating XML applications in no time!
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