Publisher:
Prentice Hall
Author: Charles F. Goldfarb & Paul Prescod
ISBN: 0130811521
Publication Date: June 98
Retail Price: $44.95
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With the recent proliferation of XML books on the market, it's pretty much been established that XML is going to be here for a while, and likely will become a fundamental aspect of Web publishing in the near future. Six months ago you may have had a hard time even finding a book on XML...now you're more likely to be overwhelmed by the number of choices that are available.
The XML Handbook purports to be the "definitive resource for the Brave New Web of smart structured data and electronic commerce." This combination book/CD begins by telling you what XML is and isn't, how it can be used and is being used, and how XML can improve your Web site. Here are some of the main areas covered:
- The Who, What, and Why of XML
- What You Can Do with XML
- What's Being Done with XML
- Tools for Working with XML
- The Technology of XML
This book covers the gamut of XML technology. It starts from a non-technical aspect, moving on to detailed descriptions of the full range of XML applications (three-tier Web applications, data interchange, content management, e-commerce, etc.) and then the book moves to tutorials on XML, XLink, and XSL. It also covers in detail many of the applications that are currently available to work with XML.
The book's accompanying CD-ROM features a wide range of XML resources, including 55 freeware XML programs, and demo versions of some of the leading XML applications, such as SoftQuad's HoTMetaLPro Web page editor (now with XML, HTML and SGML support), XML Styler--a leading XML stylesheet editor from ArborText, and FrameMaker+SGML, a full-function structured editor. The CD-ROM also includes an XML Sponsor Showcase, and copies of most of the published XML specifications and standards.
Like many of the books we review, The XML Handbook includes examples which allow the reader to understand not just how XML works and how to use it, but why XML is a much better model for creating a Web site than plain old HTML. The authors present detailed information about sites that are using XML now, and show you how you can implement these techniques to create or improve your own Web site.
If you're just getting interested in XML, or are trying to decide if you should start utilizing this technology on your own site, The XML Handbook can give you a glimpse at what XML can do...it's another one of those books that you simply won't regret purchasing.
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