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Overview
CodeNotes provides the most succinct, accurate, and speedy way for a developer to ramp up on a new technology or language. Unlike other programming books, CodeNotes drills down to the core aspects of a technology, focusing on the key elements needed in order to understand it quickly and implement it immediately. It is a unique resource for developers, filling the gap between comprehensive manuals and pocket references.CodeNotes for XML is a practical handbook for Java and Visual Basic developers interested in working with XML. You will learn how to leverage both CSS and XSLT to produce rich, compelling output, as well as manipulate XML using the DOM and SAX APIs. The new XML Schema specification is also covered in-depth. Companion articles on codenotes.com cover XML development with Perl, integrating XML with databases, important grammars such as XHTML and SOAP, and much more. CodeNotes for XML is your guide to these powerful technologies, presented within the context of the distributed application, database, or web-based world you already know.
This edition of CodeNotes includes:
-A global overview of a technology and explanation of what problems it can be used to solve
-Real-world examples
-"How and Why" and "Bugs and Caveats" sections that provide hints, tricks, workarounds, and tips on what should be taken advantage of or avoided
-Instructions and classroom-style tutorials throughout from expert trainers and software developers.
Visit codenotes.com for updates, source code templates, access to message boards, and discussion of specific problems with CodeNotes authors and other developers.
Every CodeNotes title is written and reviewed by a team of commercial software developers and technology experts. See "About the Authors" for more information.
Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
The Barnes & Noble ReviewCodeNotes for XML does a masterful job of capturing the essence of XML for programmers who want to get results in a hurry. Like all the books in this new series, it combines the insight you'd expect from an exceptionally well-versed classroom instructor, with the specific code examples you'll need to rapidly perform key tasks.
Whether you're looking for a tool, technique, or answer, you're surprisingly likely to find it in this small book. What's a namespace, and how do you declare and use them? Why bother with schemas instead of DTDs? When should you use XSLT instead of CSS? How do you overcome XSLT's inability to sort by date, or evade inconsistencies amongst XML parsers?
After neatly nailing the differences between SAX and DOM, CodeNotes for XML offers practical guidance on using each of them -- including sample applications for each, in both Java and Visual Basic.
The book includes links to detailed additional information at codenotes.com, ranging from a detailed article on SAX2 filtering to sample JavaScript code for retrieving an XML file, parsing it, and displaying extracted data in an HTML table. (Yes, a useful companion web site -- what a concept!) (Bill Camarda)
Bill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer with nearly 20 years' experience in helping technology companies deploy and market advanced software, computing, and networking products and services. He served for nearly ten years as vice president of a New Jerseybased marketing company, where he supervised a wide range of graphics and web design projects. His 15 books include Special Edition Using Word 2000 and Upgrading & Fixing Networks For Dummies®, Second Edition.