XML – Visual QuickStart Guide (2nd Edition) Review – Author Kevin Howard Goldberg

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What is XML? XML, or eXtensible Markup Language, is a specification for storing information. It is also a specification for describing the structure of that information. And while XML is a markup language (just like HTML), XML has no tags of its own. It allows the person writing the XML to create whatever tags they need. The only condition is that these newly created tags adhere to the rules of the XML specification.

In the seven years since the first edition of “XML: Visual QuickStart Guide” was published, XML has taken its place next to HTML as a foundational language on the Internet. XML has become a very popular method for storing data and the most popular method for transmitting data between all sorts of systems and applications. The reason being, where HTML was designed to display information, XML was designed to manage it.

This book begins by showing you the basics of the XML language. Then, by building on that knowledge, additional and supporting languages and systems will be discussed. To get the most out of this book, you should be somewhat familiar with HTML, although you don’t need to be an expert coder by any stretch. No other previous knowledge is required.

XML Visual QuickStart Guide 2nd Edition is divided into seven parts. Each part contains one or more chapters with step-by-step instructions that explain how to perform XML-related tasks. Wherever possible, examples of the concepts being discussed are displayed, and the parts of the examples on which to focus are highlighted.

Contents of Book XML – Visual QuickStart Guide

Part 1:  Introduction
Chapter 1:  Writing XML 

Part 2:  XSL
Chapter 2:  XSLT
Chapter 3:  XPath Patterns and Expressions
Chapter 4:  XPath Functions
Chapter 5:  XSL-FO 

Part 3:  DTD
Chapter 6:  Creating a DTD
Chapter 7:  Entities and Notations in DTDs
Chapter 8:  Validation and Using DTDs 

Part 4:  XML Schema
Chapter 9:  XML Schema Basics
Chapter 10:  Defining Simple Types
Chapter 11:  Defining Complex Types 

Part 5:  Namespaces
Chapter 12:  XML Namespaces
Chapter 13:  Using XML Namespaces 

Part 6:  Recent W3C Recommendations
Chapter 14:  XSLT 2.0
Chapter 15:  XPath 2.0
Chapter 16:  XQuery 1.0 

Part 7:  XML in Practice
Chapter 17:  Ajax, RSS, SOAP and More

XML (eXtensible Markup Language) has become the medium to move data in efficient and predictable ways.

I highly recommend this book I have had some prior exposure to xml but by no means am an expert. The writing sytle is easy to follow and the book contains plenty of examples, and tips to provide.

Great resource Mr. Goldberg writes clearly and constructively. My XML knowledge before reading this book was fuzzy at best. Now, I’m an authority on the subject. Fantastic reference.

Dont waste your time searching for other XML Books… By far one of the best XML books on the market today!! As professionals, time is money.

Very Good Book on XML I am very impressed with the book so far (need to finish). It holds true to the previous Visual QuickStart Guides that I have read in that it has tons of examples that go along.

Finally! A GOOD Beginners Guide to XML that Delivers Truth be told, I do not work as a Web developer, but on a daily basis my job has me in contact with business clients and Web application developers.

The Best Introduction to XML I’ve Found Quite simply the best introduction to XML and all the related standards which I’ve found so far. Obviously it doesn’t have the breadth and depth of, say the O’Reilly books.

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