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XML: A Primer Paperback - 1999

by Simon St Laurent


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Completely revised and updated to cover the latest in emerging Internet technologies, this practical guide will teach you how to build smarter Web sites using XML (eXtensible Markup Language). Whether you're porting data-driven applications or searching for a better way to manage documents on your site, XML(TM) A Primer, Second Edition will get you quickly up to speed on this next-generation authoring tool. With new visual examples, clear explanations, and a splash of humor, author Simon St.Laurent shows you how to harness XML's power and flexibility to create intelligent, efficient, easily managed sites. Simon St.Laurent's lucid primer shows you how to:

  • Create custom tags and Document Type Definitions (DTDs)
  • Design and manage well-formed documents
  • Explore the emerging XLink proposals for linking pages
  • Learn about W3C's conversion of HTML into XML modules
  • Use XML for literate programming and metadata applications
  • Build a customizable online catalog
  • Integrate XML with the latest CSS2 specifications and Dynamic HTML
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XML, the Extensible Markup Language, promises to transform the basic structure of the Web, moving beyond HTML and replacing it with a stronger, more extensible architecture.

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  • Title XML: A Primer
  • Author Simon St Laurent
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 2nd
  • Pages 448
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wiley
  • Date September 1999
  • ISBN 9780764533105 / 076453310X
  • Weight 1.13 lbs (0.51 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.45 x 5.51 x 1.07 in (21.46 x 14.00 x 2.72 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 99015723
  • Dewey Decimal Code 005.72

About the author

SIMON ST.LAURENT is an experienced Web developer and network specialist whose clients range from small start-ups to Fortune 500 corporations. The author of Dynamic HTML: A Primer and Building XML Applications, he is also the XML editor for the National Association of Webmasters.
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