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this product is awesome,but ull need extra help to get cert.
this product is awesome,but ull need extra help to get cert.
Good book but not enough
I just passed my 70-310 test with a score of 820. I used this book to get the basic understanding of what was covered. If you want to pass the ONLY way to go is with the Test King Questions and Answers. Don't waste your money on anything else. You'll thank me for it later. :)

Horrible explanations
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GreatIntroduction to Ajax
Ajax has hit the bookstores hard the past 6 months and there a lot of books on the market. To try and differentiate them is difficult since it is still a fairly new technology (or implementation of existing technologies actually) and people are trying to understand how to use it and use it properly.
enhanced JavaScript
As an aside, the author embeds humourous throwaway remarks in this text, that are often well worth hunting for and reading for your own amusement.
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XML unmasked... but at a cost
The book is well-written and the examples striking in showing the power of XML.However, the reader must be ready to troubleshoot the examples, both in the book and on the CD.They are fraught with mistakes, both in construct and format; such as case-sensitivity errors in tags (unforgivable in XML).If you learn by doing, this is the book for you, because you'll do it twice; first by typing then by correcting.However, it's still worth the 4 stars.

Mixed Blessing in Studying XML with This Book
Currently an XML learner, I find this book quite helpful because of its vivid and interesting examples, which are rarely found in other resourses. On the other hand, this book contains a host of editing errors, which, to some extent, CAN test your XML knowledge hard-learnt so far from the book.
XML Troubleshooting required for this book
Having been in a hurry to learn XML for Macromedia Studio MX 2004, I paid the price by purchasing this book without first researching it.
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Is XML as useful as claimed?
This book is helpful and easy to understand and follow, however, the more I read about XML the less useful it seems to be.If I knew then what I know now I probably wouldn't bother learning about XML because I work with web design and nothing else.I am familiar with PHP and MYSQL so I can't really find a purpose for XML at this time.The book is great but the technology is not as useful as I thought it would be.
Ok but not great
This is my revised and rewritten review of this book.
Don't let the PHP in the title fool you.
This is a book about XML, all the power and flexability that the language gives you.It just happends to use PHP for the database access.Which means that no matter what language you use, this is a must have reference guide.
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Good, but could use more even level of detail
Mr. Goldfarb is on a tear with yet another book about XML and XML technologies. In this case it's about the integration of XML into Microsoft's Office Suite for 2003. This is an impressive peice of work and it shows through in the book, which is far superior to his XML handbook, though it does suffer from similar problems. Once again the book has aggressively short chapters and has an uneven level of detail. In addition some of the chapters feel like a lift from the handbook, which is not necessarily a bad thing give that they are from the same author. And the book also has a strange organization, for instance leaving the explanation of XML standards and syntax to the last few chapters of the book. Great guide anyone with a little O2K3 experience can pick up
With the XML advantages in the Office 2003 suite of applications not being glaringly obvious (at least not to me), I gave this book a whirl.I'm glad I did. Using XML in Office 2003 - for technical writers
In my efforts to learn and understand XML the past year and a half I have come upon a decided lack of interest for the subject among my technical writing colleagues. Single-sourcing with XML has simply been too difficult to set up. You need a DTD or schema (or EDD in FrameMaker) before your can start writing, and style sheets to present it. It seems that XML has mostly been used in web services like on-line shopping. Read more

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Very exciting new approach to integration
This book was very solid technically, and a fascinating read. On the development side, it is filled with ideas and examples, some of which showed me completely different approaches to common problems. Conceptually, the book is even richer, not only explaining complex technologies in simple ways, but showing how some seemingly unrelated technological developments from the past few years can fit and work together. Overall, I think the book's most worthwhile aspect is the way it married its overall vision, which anticipates the future of integration and knowledge-driven computing, with very specific design and code examples that I could incorporate into my practice right away. A top book for people who want to stay ahead of the pack in the latest practical developments that will shape information architecture for the future. ... Read more

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Works, but very Outdated!
At the time of this writing, this book is very outdated.What does it take to update a Book like this?Not very much.Animabets.com does not exist anymore, and they constantly cite examples using this website, not to mention any software they recommend is also way outdated, and their examples don't work with any current software.But I'm not saying you couldn't learn HTML using this book.It just wastes a lot of your valuable time.

the easiest and best
as i used this item i was amazed at the ease of use and the good pictoral examples given on each page with red lines showing where every thing is and how it works there is no better book to learn html

The "Webster's Dictionary" of HTML books
You know the old saw, "never judge a book by its cover"?Not only teaches the novice the intracacies of HTML, but is also a superb reference for the accomplished coder.I call it the "Webster's Dictionary" of HTML books because the end effect(s) (think "word(s)" using the dictionary analogy) is side-by-side with the HTML code (the "definition").I have many HTML books, but I find myself coming back to this one as my steady and reliable desk reference on HTML. ... Read more

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Complete rubbish
I was so keen to learn from this book but no matter how hard I tried it was far more nonsence to be readable

Nice introduction
If you are new to SOAP and you want to get the overall picture, and you don't care for details, this is the book you need. Nice introduction
If your pretty new at SOAP, and if you need an overview, then this is the book you want.Read more

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Programming .NET Web Services
I like this book. It's very useful for a web developer.

one of the best titles for web services developers
This text addresses just about every challenge a web-services developer may face. Whether it involves calling a set of services asynchronously (and somehow keeping the client(s) updated of its progress) - or whether it is monitoring, profiling and logging your web-services - this text contains well explained examples of doing a lot of useful stuff. Understand web services in a .NET environment
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XML in 60 Minutes a Day is a Good Starter
This book contains great value. The Space Gems case study actually makes this book fun to do and drives home many basic XML techniques used in web development today. If you currently don't know anything about XML and want to gain a good working knowledge of how it is used - this is the book for you. Easy to read and the authors responded quickly to any quesitons and issues that I had. Read more

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Excellent Introduction to XForms
This book in an excellent review of the XForms standard.It is part tutorial and part reference book.It starts with about 50 pages of background material (XPath, XML Schema, XML, namespaces etc) and then starts with a conceptual overview with some examples.It then takes us through all the major XForms concepts and elements.
Good blend of conceptual and reference material...
XForms is one of those technologies that hasn't yet taken off, but could make a substantial impact if it ever does.I got a copy of XForms - XML Powered Web Forms by T. V. Raman in order to understand a bit more about the subject...
Wonderful book to learn XForms
Easy reading and a good explanation of XForms concepts.The book is about 230 pages with a CD.The XForms concepts are very well compressed into these pages, making it easy reading, yet less intimidating.I was able to read most of the book in the car when we went on a trip to Maine. ... Read more

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good service
The book reached me in a near perfect condition and in right time.
A book for Beginner to Intermediate Level
This is a great book for a beginner of SQL Server 2000 and XML. Starts off from scratch and walks you thru every aspect of XML and building a complete XML enabled web pages. Make sure you buy the 2nd Edition
Most of the reviews here seem to relate to the first edition (which was admittedly kind of short). The book has been updated, and the second edition covers new stuff like XSD Schemas, Diffgrams, SOAP Virtual Names, and all the other SQLXML 3.0 features. I found the book really useful, and easy to read. The examples are great and the concepts are all well explained. Definitely worth buying if you're planning to use SQL Server's XML functionality. ... Read more

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A multi-faceted look at a complex topic
This book is a must for anyone interested in Topic Maps. It would certainly pay to have some familiarity with XML, URIs, etc, because otherwise the examples will be hard going. If you do know XML, then you'll be away, because XTM is a very small and simple vocabulary.
XML Topic Maps - the next level above XML?
Since Tim Berners-Lee wrote of the Semantic Web Interesting approach to knowledge management
In order to fully appreciate this book you will need a good working knowledge of XML and associated W3G documents, and more than a casual exposure to knowledge management.The first four chapters are a blend of historical information aboutXTM (XML topic maps) and fundamental technical information that describes design rationale and components of XTM (which is a separate open source initiative that is based on the ISO/IEC 13250 Topic Maps standard). Read more

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Great for Newbies (to XML and Programming in general)
This book is VERY comprehensive. Holzner literally holds your hand through every single step, which is great if you are totally new XML or even programming in general.
One of the better XML books around
XML can be a rather dry topic. Steve Holzner writes in a style that makes the subject rather interesting. It's the first XML book that I've come across that hasn't sent me to sleep. This book is a great intro into the world of XML. Highly recommended for those looking for a starting point.

A good reference book on XML and its uses.
Title:Real World XML
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Semi-techie's evaluation
This book tells you what you need to know.However, it is a bit of a hard slog because it doesn't tell you why you need to know it.It also throws in obscure acronyms and not only expects you to know what they stand for, but what those protocols/standards/programs imply.Yes, you can learn all you need to know about SQL schema, (and more than you need to know - without telling you why you need to know it, you don't know what to skip), but it is a little more painful than it has to be.

It is not easy to read it but there is not so much of other books
XML Schema is used almost everywhere (in connection with XML documents, Web Services, SOAP etc.). So I as other people needed to master XML Schema. There is not a great choice of XML Schema books. Specification is already quite getting old. The book is not easy to read. I read it sequentially chapter after chapter and I mastered a lot of basic rules. The main problem now I see is, XML Schema itself does not give you too much of design freedom. Sometimes you need to define a structure (data type) according value of other elements. So now I know mainly what is not possible to do in XML Schema.
Tough read
This book is very dry and terse. It has all of the required content but it doesn't provide much perspective of how it should be used. You could use it as a reference, but I recommend the XML Schema Companion before this one. ... Read more

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Special Edition Using HTML and XHTML
This is a very good book. I have been looking for a book like this for a long time.

Confusing, but a good reference.
This book, like most other primers on XHTML, tries to take the minor differences between standard HTML and XHTML, and turn it into a full blown manuscript.The truth is, if you already know HTML, then you already know most of what you need for XHTML.
In a perfect world...
If, as I recently did, you were to buy Molly Holzschlag's outstanding "Special Edition Using HTML and XHTML" and "Eric Meyer on CSS: Mastering the Language of Web Design," you might wonder if you had awoken on some strange planet in which pricey web books were actually worth the money, and tech authors wrote at a level that both challenged, elucidated, and entertained.Read more

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