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Essential XML Quick Reference: A Programmer's Reference to XML, XPath, XSLT, XML Schema, SOAP, and More

Format: Paperback
Author: Aaron Skonnard
ReleaseDate: 23 October, 2001
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Rating:

a great book to have at your side while coding
It isn't a tutorial, it isn't for beginners, it's for "What's the name of that XPath function that removes excess spaces?" (normalize-space). Who can remember all the little details surrounding XML? This book is a great summery of the most important XML technologies. Highly recommended for finding answers fast.

easy to use and very useful
When learning XML I had it by my side many times and almost always found what I was looking for. Keeping in mind that this is a "quick" reference, this book is organised well and very easy to use. My only comment for improvement would be a more comprehensive index and maybe some a more suitable cover design (I am constantly pointing people to the text on the cover in order to convice them this is a book about XML).

The single most essential xml book I own
But if you're anything like me, once you've got past the intro stage, you need a good memory-jogger and "explain-that-to-me-quick-just-one-more-time" resource at your side while you're working on a project. This isn't a "textbook" of xml -- if you want a guided introductory tutorial, look elsewhere. That's what this book provides, and it does it brilliantly, insightfully, and without the endless, distracting and generally useless drivel of many xml books. The explanations unfailingly come right to the point, and it's rich with short, helpful examples. It's obvious the authors have really developed in the real world! There is no book on my xml shelf that gets more use (and collects less dust) than this one. Buy it and you'll be glad you did. (I'm on my second copy!).