XML (eXtensible Markup Language) is called extensible because it extends the flexibility of SGML to Web page creation and enables users to define document types that are easy to manage, transmit and share across the Web. This overview of XML introduces the structure of syntax of XML and includes a review of relevant SGML terminology and technology. It demonstrates how to create document types that are easy to author, manage, share and transmit across the Web. It discusses how to extend HTML by creating tags and attributes to automate data delivery. It also examines the important browsers, plug-ins, viewers and extensions, as well as everything needed to prepare a Web server to deliver XML content. Relationships between XML, HTML and SGML are compared and contrasted. The accompanying CD-ROM includes SGML capable browsers, full-blown sample Web sites based on the examples, pointers to on-line information, software, tools and code examples.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 2.0 / 5.0
fast reading book:
I usually read just to get a big picture. I thought this did the job. Dummies Books are a lot more palatable than other books on topics as dry as this.
Great Book:
I'm never disappointed with Dummies books and this one is no exception. Great read, easy to learn.
Reviews Are About A Different Edition of XML For Dummies:
These reviews are all very misleading as they refer to a previous edition of the book which is no longer available, the third edition of XML For Dummies. XML For Dummies, 4th edition, the book featured here, addresses many of the concerns raised in the reviews of the third edition.
Just flat out wrong sometimes:
As a complete newbie to XML this was a good starter. As I got deeper into XML I found several mistakes/deficiencies in the book, and sometimes the author just flat out seemed to not know what he was talking about. For instance, the claim on page 86 that (#CDATA) is a valid DTD element content definition is flat out wrong. His description of Schema element declarations (pp. 114-115) teaches that using globals/refs is the only way to define complex elements, and is inappropriate for his example. He makes no... more info
