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Book:   Learning XML
Subject:   Learning XML Review
Date:   2002-03-18 10:06:07
From:   Kevin
Rating:  StarStarStarStarStar

I must agree with Mr. Wolf. I never even look to buy books from publisher other than O'Reilly. I especially love Learning VBScript. This book, however, leaves a dry taste in my mouth. I originally bought this book after reading a few online tutorials from different sites. After reading the first 45 pages, I returned to the sites to complete my XML education. I'm considering buying a book from another publisher for reference. The first two chapters of this book were an advertisement for the rest of the book. By the time I reached page 40 I was still seeing, "we'll discuss this in further detail in chapter 7, 3, etc." Why? You should have me hooked by now, and unfortunatly, I was not.


I must say, I did not like the author's style of teaching, the "I'll get to this later" method is fine, but not 5 chapters later. Why tease me now then?


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