Beginning Xml | Kurt Cagle, Dave Gibbons, ... | 4th edition is vastly updated

Beginning Xml | Kurt Cagle, Dave Gibbons, ... | Excellent book for beginners...

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Beginning Xml

	Beginning Xml Kurt Cagle, Dave Gibbons, ..., 2000 - 822 pages average customer review:based on 52 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

4th edition is vastly updated - May 2007

Any review prior to May 2007 has to refer to one of the 3 older editions. The 4th edition adds a new chapter on Ajax, simplifies some of the examples to focus the learning more on the concept and less on the example data itself, and is rearranged for some better flow. There were also fewer working authors on this edition for better cohesion from chapter to chapter.

Excellent book for beginners...

This is an excellent book for newbies to XML. I had to learn XML for a project FAST! Using this book I got up to speed with other developers on the team in no time. I used a coupon from UnderTag.com, so it was almost free for me too.

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A pleasant introduction, yet many shenanigans

This book introduces XML concepts at an easy to understand level. The chapter I enjoyed the least was the SAX chapter, mostly because the writer had such an outrageously different style than the rest of the book, and tried a little bit too hard to be entertaining. I understand the third edition will be out soon, so I highly recommend that one. A lot of the material here is very outdated...I think the original publishing date was 2001 for the 2nd edition.

Not bad, but dated now

This book isn't all that bad, especially if you don't intend to read it cover to cover. There are portions of the XML tutorials that are very informative and to the point. Some of the examples are also well thought out and educational. Its weak point lies in its structure and its overall focus. It seems to bounce around a bit, and I can see how some readers might lose their way or get confused.

The best way to use this book is as a reference guide. Look up what you need from the index, and read up on it. For a more thorough approach to learning about the entire world of XML, though, there are better titles available.

Also, having said all that, this book is a bit dated by now. Any current book on XML would introduce you to some of the newer XML standards that have emerged.

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