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Title: Mastering XSLT by Chuck White ISBN: 0-7821-4094-7 Publisher: Sybex Inc Pub. Date: 15 June, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: I finally understand XSLT
Comment: Okay, I suppose the weenies who say you have to know XML to understand this book are right. So, yeah, if you don't know XML, go to remedial school and learn it. Maybe I'm being kind of tough, but the truth is, if you're a Java programmer, or a C programmer, or a Javaascript programmer, this author knows how to talk to you. He tells you how XSL is different than OOO programming. And the differences are huge. No simple iterations and loops here, no dynamic variables, no anything you're used to, and this author explains it all in a way that makes sense. This book is absolutely the most comprehensive beginner-to-advanced-level book on XSL I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot. If you want straight reference, go to Michael Kay's book. If you want to actually learn the language, this is your book.
Rating: 1
Summary: Sad, sad, sad!
Comment: This is just another disturbing computer science book that has never been competently edited. Very verbose, but the real oddity is the lack of meaningful words, or any words, to explain syntax when it is obviously needed. I was really sorry that I waisted my money and time reading this book after reading positive reviews. Never again will I make a purchase on so few reviews. Look for similarity in negative comments to find the truth about books in reviews.
Rating: 4
Summary: Very in-depth, invaluable but not for beginners
Comment: I have started reading this book and I am very impressed. The book is very detailed and full of valuable insights and tips that no doubt come from the extensive experience of the author.
XSLT is covered by many general XML books and there are a few books dedicated to it but when one start to use XSLT for complex real-life application often these books fall short. For instance, many books do not satisfactorily explain how to deal with namespaces, or white space or how to implement recursion.
Some of the examples given in the book are great as well: producing svg, rtf, pdf and documentation for the stylesheet. I also like the fact that the author is aware of XSLT 2.0 (currently a W3C working draft) which is not the case for many others xslt books and the fact that he spends some time covering vendor extensions. Generally I find it to be the most comprehensive reference contained in a single book.
The only downside of this book is that it is catered toward advanced readers. I do not recommend this book for somebody new to XML and XSLT. I think it would be hard to grasp the concepts using only this book as it comes right in the meat of the matter. For beginners I would rather recommend to start with the XSLT book from O'Reilly (ISBN: 0596000537) which is an easier read, to be later complemented by O'Reilly's XSLT coockbook (ISBN: 0596003722) which is also excellent.
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Title: XSLT : Programmer's Reference by Michael Kay ISBN: 0764543814 Publisher: Wrox Pub. Date: 03 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $34.99 |
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Title: XSLT Developer's Guide by Chris Von See, Nitin Keskar ISBN: 0072194081 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies Pub. Date: 21 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: XSLT and XPath On The Edge, Unlimited Edition by Jeni Tennison ISBN: 0764547763 Publisher: Wiley Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Sams Teach Yourself XSLT in 21 Days by Michiel van Otegem ISBN: 0672323184 Publisher: Sams Pub. Date: 31 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Beginning XSLT by Jeni Tennison ISBN: 1861005946 Publisher: Peer Information Inc. Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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