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Title: XSLT : Programmer's Reference by Michael Kay ISBN: 0-7645-4381-4 Publisher: Wrox Pub. Date: 03 May, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $34.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.56 (73 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: If you don't have this, GET IT NOW !!!
Comment: You absolutely cannot, I repeat CANNOT live w/out this book if you need to work with XML, in otherwords, you canno live w/out it. Kay will save you hours of frustration with his extensive examples and thorough explanations of key topics such as the XSLT processing model, Expressions, XPath, Patterns, and other reference and programming material. Just the Design Patterns and Examples chapters alone are worth more than the book sells for. XSLT forces you not only to program differently but to think and conceptualize your problems and solutions differently, you'll learn to program without the need for variables and by the time you're done with a few examples you'll know more about recurssion than you ever thought you would know, you'll be glad you paid attention in your introductory programming classes in college, if not, you'll be glad you have Kay to help you. He also talks about the history of XSLT, the products available, and most importantly helps you understand what's going on behind the scenes of the technology. As Kay himself says, XLST is the SQL of XML, if you don't master these techniques you'll be lacking an essential part of the skillset needed to develop the applications of now() and tomorrow().... This book serves as a great reference as well as a guide, we've bought a bunch of copies at the office and most of them are nearly worn out, if you're like us and eat, breathe, and sleep XML, you can't do without XSLT....
Rating: 5
Summary: The Best!...with a capital "B"
Comment: The well-balanced blend of highly technical details, precise and carefully crafted examples are made very agreeable by Michael Kay's outstanding writing style. No fluff, nor arcane technical hocus-pocus that leaves the reader dazzed and kerflumoxed. Althought this book is not a tutorial, I found it highly motivating for self-teaching.
The first 3 chapters explains a) what is XSLT b)how it works c)what makes it works (structure). It guides you clearly, in detail, trouhgt this crucial first example ("Greetings") so you're not stuck wondering HOW to make this stuff work. Explanations are to the point, and crucial relationships are put in context without verbosis.
Chapters 4 to 7 is the Reference section, the nitty-gritty details of each feature of XSLT. That'll help a lot when trying to fly on your own. This is followed by "Worked Examples" again beautifully explained.
Then, the tools. Not a mere URL reference to "Download this and you'll do just fine, mate!" but a hands-on guide to the nuts and bolts of each of them. Very helpful!
I read 7 books so far on XML/XSL. Kay's book is the gem that stands out way above from the crowd. A winner!
Rating: 5
Summary: A good intro to a tough topic
Comment: XSLT is almost the official programming language of XML - in fact, it uses XML as its representation. Given the importance of XML, XSLT is going to be a critical tool at anyone's workbench sooner or later.
XSLT is also a hard language to work with. That's where this book comes in. When I needed to write an XML-based application of my own - one involving DocBook, HTML, and XSLT itself - XSLT was the natural choice, though a daunting one. Using only this book, I managed to pick up the XSLT programming model (hint: there is almost no such thing as flow of control) and get the job done. Kay's discussions of XML name spaces and other basics were part of what got the job done right.
This book should be on the shelf of every serious XML programmer. I don't know whether a programming beginner would get the full value from it, but experienced readers will find it dense, well-organized, and above all helpful.
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Title: XSLT Cookbook by Sal Mangano ISBN: 0596003722 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: December, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: XSLT and XPath On The Edge, Unlimited Edition by Jeni Tennison ISBN: 0764547763 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Definitive XML Schema by Priscilla Walmsley ISBN: 0130655678 Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR Pub. Date: 07 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: XML in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition by Elliotte Rusty Harold, W. Scott Means ISBN: 0596002920 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 15 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Beginning XML, Second Edition by David Hunter, Kurt Cagle, Chris Dix, Roger Kovack, Jonathan Pinnock, Jeff Rafter ISBN: 0764543946 Publisher: Wrox Pub. Date: 20 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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