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I picked up my copy at Microsoft's PDC in LA. Great quick reference for the myriad of XML technologies. Highly recommended. Kudos to Aaron and Martin for writing this (and for being instructors for DevelopMentor's Guerrilla XML). J. Keith Wedinger Senior Software Developer Sterling Commerce keith_wedinger@s... -----Original Message----- From: Aaron Skonnard [mailto:aarons@d...] Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 1:26 PM To: Xml-Dev Subject: ANN: Essential XML Quick Reference (Addison Wesley) now available Our new book, Essential XML Quick Reference, published by Addison Wesley is now available[1]. It covers today's mainstream XML technologies (see TOC below) in quick reference-style: syntax + concise examples. The form factor is slightly bigger than an O'Reilly pocket reference. We wrote this book as a companion to Essential XML (Addison Wesley)[2], which conveys the conceptual framework of XML technologies. As such, the quick reference avoids heavy prose and focuses on conveying syntax plus clear, concise examples. Each chapter starts with a few paragraphs that introduce the technology followed by pure quick reference content. The book comes with bleeding tabs, detailed TOCs, headers/footers, and a thorough index, all of which were designed to help you find answers fast. The TOC is as follows: 1. XML 1.0 and Namespaces 2. Document Type Definitions 3. XPath 1.0 4. XPointer, XInclude, XML Base 5. XSL Transformations 1.0 6. SAX 2.0 7. DOM Level 2 8. XML Schema Datatypes 9. XML Schema Structures 10. SOAP 1.1 Martin and I spend a great deal of our time teaching XML to developers. Over the years we realized that what our students need is a concise XML reference that summarizes all of the XML-related W3C specification rhetoric into one small, easy-to-understand, place. We hope that this book fills that need. You can see what others have to say about the quick reference below[3]. Aaron Skonnard Author of Essential XML & The XML Files (MSDN Magazine) http://staff.develop.com/aarons Martin Gudgin W3C WG Member (XML Schema & XML Protocol) http://www.develop.com/marting/ [1] Essential XML Quick Reference http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201740958/qid=1006887833 http://cseng.aw.com/book/0,,0201740958,00.html [2] Essential XML http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201709147 http://cseng.aw.com/book/0,3828,0201709147,00.html [3] Noteworthy quotes about Essential XML Quick Reference: "A handy, comprehensive reference guide to all the latest XML and Web services technologies. Skonnard and Gudgin give you all the details in one place." --Noah Mendelsohn, Distinguished Engineer, IBM and Lotus Development Corporation, and coeditor of W3C XML Schema Recommendation "If you are building XML-aware applications, attach this book to your utility belt. You'll need it." --Mark Fussell, Program Manager for the XML Framework in .NET, Microsoft "This book is a unique collection of reference material on the most relevant XML-related standards, which takes the important W3C recommendations and puts them all in context. Something that definitely needs to be on every XML developer's desk!" --Alexander Falk, President and CEO of Altova, Inc., The XML Spy Company "I think it is a wonderfully clear and concise summary of a great deal of key XML material. I expect it to find a well-thumbed home on my bookshelf." --Mary Holstege, PhD, XML Architect, mathling.com, and W3C XML Schema Working Group Member "Finally, a complete and thorough reference book covering all of the most important XML technologies, including the latest addition (XML Schema), in one concise and consistent presentation. I will definitely have this book close at hand." --Chris Lovett, Product Unit Manager, B2B Web Services, Microsoft "Essential XML Quick Reference is one of the few printed references I would actually buy." --Don Box, Series Editor, The DevelopMentor Series ----------------------------------------------------------------- The xml-dev list is sponsored by XML.org <http://www.xml.org>, an initiative of OASIS <http://www.oasis-open.org> The list archives are at http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list use the subscription manager: <http://lists.xml.org/ob/adm.pl>
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