Message from Dean - May 8th 2007

I am currently testing out a new version of the APF Bridge Component - If you notice any errors within this demo store please drop me a line.

Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.276
EAN: 9780596003975
Edition: 1st
Format: Illustrated
ISBN: 0596003978
Label: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Manufacturer: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: 2003-07
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Studio: O'Reilly Media, Inc.

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
If you're seeking ways to build network-based applications or XML-based web services, Microsoft provides most of the tools you'll need. XML is integrated into the .NET Framework and Visual Studio .NET, but if you want to get a grasp on how .NET and XML actually work together, that's a different story. With .NET & XML, you can get under the hood to see how the .NET Framework implements XML, giving you the skills to write understandable XML-based code that interoperates with code written with other tools, and even other languages. .NET & XML starts by introducing XML and the .NET Framework, and then teaches you how to read and write XML before moving on to complex methods for manipulating, navigating, transforming, and constraining it. As you move from chapter to chapter, you'll absorb increasingly complex information until you have enough knowledge to successfully program your own XML-based applications. This tutorial also contains a quick reference to the API, plus various useful appendices.




Rating: - Hardly a Java book!
A careful reader would have noticed the "using" keyword in the code sample, and realized that this is C#, not Java. I found this book a good supplement to the MSDN; its well-conceived examples got me off to a good start in this area.

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Rating: - aaaarrrrggggg Who wants java examples in a .net book
i was looking for example on using the System.xml.serialize name space. This is the example copied from the book
public enum AddressType {
Home,
Office,
Billing,
Shipping,
Mailing,
Day,
Evening,
FAX
}
If you'll look again at Example 9-7, you'll see that each state is actually listed by its full name, not the abbreviation as listed in the State enumeration. Here I've added an XmlEnumAttribute for each state name. Note that I've skipped some in the interest of space:

public enum State {
[XmlEnum(Name="Alaska")]
AK,
[XmlEnum(Name="Alabama")]
AL,
[XmlEnum(Name="Arkansas")]
AR,
[XmlEnum(Name="Arizona")]
AZ,
// ...
[XmlEnum(Name="Washington")]
WA,
[XmlEnum(Name="Wisconsin")]
WI,
[XmlEnum(Name="West Virginia")]
WV,
[XmlEnum(Name="Wyoming")]
WY
}
The Address ... Read More

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Rating: - Very Disappointed
Note that I decided to write this review because I could not believe that so many people wrote so nice reviews about this book. My assumption is that someone or some people are really trying to sell this book, because this book is definitely not that good whatsoever.

Actually, this book is definitely not what I expected from a .NET/XML book. I was expecting a practical book with some theory, a good description about .NET's XML implementation and good examples. This is not what this book included. I'm very flexible with books. It's impossible that every book will be perfect. Actually, most aren't, so you have to get used to it, but again this book is for the most part terrible, unless you only want to get a general idea of how to use XML with .NET, otherwise get a different book. Again, I don't know where the reviews for this book came from, because this book is really not that good.

To name a couple of things that I find wrong with the book, lets start with ... Read More

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Rating: - Just what I was looking for!
Over the years, I've found it increasingly difficult to buy technology related books simply because of the speed in which they become obsolete. So now I look at each book as not only an instructional tome, but whether or not it will be useful 6 months down the road as a reference. This book (like many of O'Reilly's titles) has easily earned a place in my library.

Mr. Bornstein's method of writing seems to fit very well with the way I learn, and his coverage of the subject matter makes this book a great resource when I'm trying to remember the exact syntax of a specific method call.

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Rating: - Solid introduction with a light reference section
This book has probably all you need to know about reading, writing, formatting and sending XML over the wire with C#. Standout chapters for me were chapters seven, on XSLT, and nine, on web services. That being said all of the non-reference chapters were evenly written, easy reads and neither rat hole nor pander to the reader. The code samples are numerous but they are hilighted with bold to emphasizes the portions that a critical to the narrative.

C# is the only imperative language covered in the book even though most .NET authors cover both C# and VB.NET. In the introduction the author calls C# the central language of .NET and says it's the best language for the job. I don't have big issues about that but other potential .NET readers may, especially considering the popularity of VB.NET. Personally I prefer when the author chooses one language and then leaves the other to the site or the CD. I think VB.NET example code fragments on the O'Reilly site probably would have been a safer ... Read More

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