Developing XML Solutions (DV-MPS General)

by Jake Sturm

This solutions-focused book explains how eXtensible Markup Language (XML) -- the W3C-sanctioned standard for communicating data over the Web -- fits into Microsoft's overall architectural strategy for... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0735607966
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Microsoft Press
• Length: 500 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.2" x 1.4" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

I liked it

Well written with good examples. Through enough but still missing here or there a few examples. For instance I would have loved to see some about schemas. It is a good book to learn about XML unless if you plan to use this book as a reference as well. Then you probably want to use a different book. If you need a good understanding of the DOM again consider reading msdn that should be enough. However if you into developing distributed apps in with Microsoft tools I would recommend spending the money.

Great Examples

With so many XML books currently on the market it was hard to choose a book. I picked this one because of its use of realistic examples. As I read the book I could use the examples to gain insight into the topics being covered. The examples especially made some of the more complicated topics easy to understand. This book is a great tool to learn everything from the basics of XML to the more advanced topics, such as working with the DOM. I am glad that I bought this book; it has really helped me create XML based projects.

Good basic book

Unlike the other recent release from MSPress (XML and SOAP Programming for BizTalk Servers), this one actually has a lot of useful content. Unfortunately, so little of it is far enough advanced to give me a real reason to recommend it.Don't get me wrong, the content will be very useful overall for anyone who has not developed full-blown applications using XML (judging from the hands up at the latest DevDays event, less than 1% of the Microsoft developers present have given XML more than a cursory glance). For those who have developed XML solutions before, you will find the first few chapters a quick run through (at least until you get to schemas); there will be very little useful information unless you need a bit of trivia on XHTML.Beyond those chapters, you will find some substance in the chapters on SOAP, BizTalk and schemas (as there is so little written material outside of Microsoft and the W3C on this one). Until there are better books on the market, this one should give you a nice start on developing solutions. On the plus side, you do not have to learn Omnimark (see review on XML and SOAP Programming for BizTalk Servers).

excellent book

I have been searching for a fewer page but completed book about XML. This 400 page book is exactly what I am looking for. Most books published these days are just huge. Authors usually write a lot of garbage and think they have a sense of humor. Some people might like that. But I think it is not fun to carry around a 800 page book. This book gets you right to the point, gives you good examples to digest it.

Excellent Book!

I have worked with HTML for many years, but I have never worked with XML. This book starts with a clear presentation of XML, covering all of the basics. XHTML is also discussed in detail. The book gives a good discussion of DTDs. The schema coverage was really great; it is based on the latest W3C standard. Microsoft's XML parser uses an older version of schemas, which is also explained in the book. The book covers a wide range of XML related topics, including XSL, namespaces, BizTalk, SOAP, etc. The best part of this book is a really wide range of real world examples. For example, there are examples for every Microsoft DOM object, for XSL, Microsoft DSO, SOAP, etc. The examples are geared toward Microsoft's products, but this book can be used by anyone who wants to learn about XML, even if your work is not focused on Microsoft products.