This is the Safari online edition of the printed book.

Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a general-purpose markup language. It is considered an extensible language because its users define their own elements. Its primary purpose is to facilitate the sharing of structured data across different information systems, particularly via local networks and the Internet.  This update to the bestselling “XML: Visual QuickStart Guide” uses concise instructions and plenty of screen shots to teach beginning users all they need to know to write XML, XSL, DTD, XML Schema, and more.  For anyone wanting to learn XML and its related technologies, this book is the most current, comprehensive, and easy-to-follow tutorial you’ll find today.
 

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Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 11 Ratings

Larry Grinnell's MyMac.com Review - 2009-04-19
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An excellent comprehensive overview of the XML vocabulary and surrounding technologies - 2009-04-16
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"Learn XML the Quick and Easy Way" is an excellent comprehensive overview of the XML vocabulary and surrounding technologies. It is simple enough to be easily understood by non-technical and novice readers, and powerful enough to prepare them to get started using XML right away." -- Elizabeth Andrews, Technical Marketing Manager, Altova, Inc.

I highly recommend this book - 2009-04-09
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I have had some prior exposure to xml but by no means am an expert.

The writing sytle is easy to follow and the book contains plenty of examples, and tips to provide you with a greater understanding of the material. The book progresses with each chapter and builds upon what you have already covered.

The book explains the basics and simplifies some of the more complex aspects of XML in a format that is easy to follow.

I highly recommend this book for anyone wanting to learn the XML.

Great resource - 2009-04-02
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Mr. Goldberg writes clearly and constructively. My XML knowledge before reading this book was fuzzy at best. Now, I'm an authority on the subject. Fantastic reference.

Nice book to start on XML - 2009-06-05
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I am not a developer but I have to test System Interfaces that use XML. I needed a good book which would give me the basics of XML. For my purpose this book had more info than I needed. But it was easy to understand the concepts and the syntax of XML, XSLT, XPath, XML Schema and Namespaces.

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