Customer Reviews
Good explanations for those at sea with xml - By: , 10 Oct 2003 
I found the book well paced & well written & it gave me, a beginner, a much better understanding of xml than I had previously. It isn't particularly practical but certain things were reallly well done - at last I've got a handle on namespaces & how to use them. Could have done with more xslt material & examples & it is very Microsoft orientated.
Beware! M$ book! - By: stefan_ivanov@usa.net, 30 Jul 2001 
This is a warning for alll those who would like to use XML not on his/her PC, but for building industry solutions (I guess that was the intent of XML)--BEWARE! This book is a "Microsoft, stand-alone-PC"-centric book. All the examples are for Internet Explorer, Active X, etc. There was only one chapter, in which the authors gave me a java perspective. Ridiculous, isn't it? Bottomline: Do Not Buy This Book!
Good book for XML Beginners - By: , 26 Jul 2001 The book is well written & nicely paced. Even those who are new to XML can use this. However, the sequence of topics could be confusing. DOM should have been introduced much later, definitely after covering alll basics, such as DTD. More examples would have been helpful. The case-studies are definitely a winner!
Messy - By: sardaaditya@hotmail.com, 10 Jul 2001 
This book is fairly messy for Wrox series. Not many examples & no excercises. Th writer doesnt explain a lot things... you have toi figure them out yourself. It covers a lot of stuff biut most of it in lengthy explanations rather than showing examples. Not very well organised. And whats with the face on the cover?
Awful - avoid it! - By: grahamrthomson@netscapeonline.co.uk, 29 Jun 2001 The book contains very little useful information, & pages & pages of waffle. It takes the view that XML is 'better HTML' for web display purposes & discusses XML focusing almost excusively on this angle. I've yet to come across a descent XML book yet, but this one takes its place firmly at the bottom of the pile.
