Introduction to XML and its Family of Technologies

by Alan Shalloway

A one-day XML course on CDROM. XML is one of the fastest-growing technologies in the software development community today, appearing as the underlying basis for such key technologies as SOAP, .NET, Web Services, and so forth. Any developer who hopes to maintain a productive and competitive edge over the next few years will need a keen understanding of XML, as well as the adjutant technologies that make it work -- including constraining (DTD/Schema), parsing (SAX/DOM/JDOM), and especially transforming (XSLT). However, many are those who cannot afford to take time away from their overloaded schedules to take a course in the traditional, face-to-face classroom. For these individuals, buying books and learning on their own has been the only option until the advent of the multimedia CD-ROM. The Net Objectives "Introduction to XML" CD-ROM is a self-paced study tool based on the live, face-to-face courses given throughout Puget Sound by Senior Consultant Scott Bain. Using animation, audio, digital-movies, and web-based content, Scott takes you on a detailed survey of all the major aspects of XML, with detailed, working examples in Java and XSLT. The CD-ROM can be used at your own pace, at your own convenience, but also gives you access to questions and answers via the Net Objectives XML Community of Practice.

Update
Each CD-ROM comes with a coupon for a free update of the CD-ROM good to be redeemed 6-9 months after purchase. We expect our XML CD-ROM to continue to evolve as our community of practice in XML grows.

Audio CD

First published February 13, 2012

Reviews

[Peter · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm a big fan of Lean-Agile, and this book does have some helpful tips and reminders if something isn't going as smoothly as you might expect in your projects.

From a book perspective though, it's too big to be a "pocket guide" (it won't fit in any of my pockets -- even cargo sized ones), and it's too disjointed to be a 200-page book. It needs more narrative to connect the ideas, and perhaps less focus on the lists.

It's a good quick reference that I'll keep around, but more because I like the authors, Net Objectives, and their ideas than for the merits alone of this book.

Disclaimer: Got the book for free at the Agile 2009 conference

[Bob Schatz]

Pretty good book. I don't always agree with everything that Alan writes, but he got this pocket guide close enough to earn a recco. Why the book has about 25% of it's content made up of 3 chapters from another one of his books confusing and I felt a little cheated. Nothing new or revolutionary, just a handy reference guide.