XML Bible, Gold Edition

The
emergence of XML is having an enormous impact on Web development, and
scaling the learning curve of this new technology is a priority for
many developers. The XML Bible offers a superb introduction to the
subject and the groundwork to understand XML's future developments.

Author
Elliotte Rusty Harold uses a patient, step-by-step discussion that
clearly points out the potential of XML without boring his readership
with tons of SGML spec-speak. Harold opens quickly with a "Hello World"
example to get the reader coding early, and follows that with a simple
but powerful example of XML's data management benefits--presenting
baseball statistics. Once you've coded your first XML documents, you'll
be hooked on the technology and motivated to learn about the more
sophisticated topics.

Style sheet languages are covered
comprehensively to illustrate the presentation possibilities and
pitfalls. An unusually long list of real-life XML applications also
shows how XML is already being used, and there is in-depth coverage of
the Resource Description Framework, Channel Definition Format, and
Vector Markup Language. The book wraps up with a section that helps you
design your own XML application from scratch.

Topics covered:
XML background, example XML applications, type definitions (DTDs),
style languages, Xlinks, Xpointers, Namespaces, application planning,
and XML 1.0 specification

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