XML in a Nutshell -- very good reference book

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Book:		XML in a Nutshell
Subject:		XML in a Nutshell -- very good reference book
Date:		2006-09-20 13:43:06
From:		Anonymous Reader

Rating: Overall Comments: The book is a very good XML reference, covering a great many specific XML topics as well as generic XML concepts. I would recommend this book as a valuable reference to anyone using XML. Likes: I appreciated the writing style, where verbose explanations are given for the main points the author has in each chapter. Also I found the use of charts and example code very helpful in explaining the concepts. There were many reference charts and information in the book (nearly half the content of the book), which is critical to have in a reference manual. Dislikes: There maybe could have been a bit more detail in the sections on generic XML ("XML Fundamentals", and "Document Format"), but I'm a bit biased because that's what I'd be using it for --- deep within one-of-a-kind C code. Most people will be interested in the other "pre-canned" XML formats that are popular with web use, so I can understand why the generic XML sections were short and sweet. Recommendation: Highly recommended as a reference for those using XML in programming.