XSLT 2.0 Programmer's Reference (Programmer to Programmer)
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (636 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0764569090 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 960 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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This book is a reference rather than a tutorial; it is designed for the professional programmer who is using the language every day. Reviews of the previous editions of the XSLT Programmer’s Reference, which this book grew from, show that readers appreciate the background material on the design thinking behind the language, the essay on functional programming, the occasional dry wit, the gentle criticism of the language specification when appropriate, and the fact that the examples stray into a diverse range of interesting application areas.. What is this book about?XSLT 2.0 Programmer's Reference, 3rd Edition, is the authoritative reference guide to the language. Without using the formal and inaccessible language of the W3C specifications, it tells you exactly what every construct in the language does, and how it is intended to be used. It is the book that people quote when they claim that a particular product is giving the wrong answer, and the book that implementers of the language turn to when they want clarification of the specifications.At the same time, the book is readable
His background is in database technology: after leaving the University of Cambridge with a Ph.D., he worked for many years with the (then) computer manufacturer ICL, developing network, relational, and object-oriented database software products as well as a text search engine, and held the position of ICL Fellow. He is well known not only through previou
"Lousy design/layout impairs usability" according to David Brown. I purchased this book primarily as a reference when I need a little more detail on a tag or function. The author has done what seems to be an entirely thorough job documenting each tag and function in a consistent and useful manner. Once I find it, the content is all I need. I have yet to read through the other chapters; I have a feeling they will provide useful insights.Unfortunately, it is all but impossible to thumb through the book to find a specific tag. Because the tags and function names are all lowercase, they appear almost identical to the next-level headings whic. Great material, awful presentation peraldus The author is one of the great xslt scholars, and this book is a brillant testimony to the breadth of his knowledge.The author is a professional, Wrox is a professional publisher. Then how come the book is so utterly poorly organized? Any book bearing the subtitle "Programmer's Reference" should be organized in such a way that the programmer will rapidly find what she's looking for. Thats is certainly not the case here. An intelligent use of page headers and footers is the first thing a reference book should try to achieve. No such attempt here (try to imagine a dictionnar. Salvatore R. Mangano said 5 Stars to Kay, 0 Stars to Wrox. As with the previous editions, Michael Kay has written a book whose content is of the highest quality. Being the editor of the W5 Stars to Kay, 0 Stars to Wrox As with the previous editions, Michael Kay has written a book whose content is of the highest quality. Being the editor of the W3C XSLT and XPath recommendations and the developer of one of the only XSLT 2.0 implementations in town makes Kay the ultimate authority on XSLT. He also writes in a style that is accessible to developers of almost any level (although this is not ideal as a beginner's book).My big beef with the book is likely not Kay's fault. Being an author myself, I know how stubborn and pig headed publishers can be about their "style guidelines". Well, Wrox, yo. C XSLT and XPath recommendations and the developer of one of the only XSLT "5 Stars to Kay, 0 Stars to Wrox" according to Salvatore R. Mangano. As with the previous editions, Michael Kay has written a book whose content is of the highest quality. Being the editor of the W5 Stars to Kay, 0 Stars to Wrox As with the previous editions, Michael Kay has written a book whose content is of the highest quality. Being the editor of the W3C XSLT and XPath recommendations and the developer of one of the only XSLT 2.0 implementations in town makes Kay the ultimate authority on XSLT. He also writes in a style that is accessible to developers of almost any level (although this is not ideal as a beginner's book).My big beef with the book is likely not Kay's fault. Being an author myself, I know how stubborn and pig headed publishers can be about their "style guidelines". Well, Wrox, yo. C XSLT and XPath recommendations and the developer of one of the only XSLT 2.0 implementations in town makes Kay the ultimate authority on XSLT. He also writes in a style that is accessible to developers of almost any level (although this is not ideal as a beginner's book).My big beef with the book is likely not Kay's fault. Being an author myself, I know how stubborn and pig headed publishers can be about their "style guidelines". Well, Wrox, yo. .0 implementations in town makes Kay the ultimate authority on XSLT. He also writes in a style that is accessible to developers of almost any level (although this is not ideal as a beginner's book).My big beef with the book is likely not Kay's fault. Being an author myself, I know how stubborn and pig headed publishers can be about their "style guidelines". Well, Wrox, yo
Now the editor of the XSLT 2.0 specification has written the ultimate reference manual for XSLT 2.0. You’ll gain a complete understanding of the concepts underlying XSLT, what’s new in version 2.0, the structure of XSLT stylesheets, their relationship to XML schemas, and more. They deliver hard information with plenty of practical examples to help you apply new tools to your development projects today.. You will see how the language provides extensibility, and how to use it to create real XSLT applications. From the Back Cover When XML debuted in 1998, it was quickly embraced as both a practical tool and a strategic technology. XSLT and XPath soon became the preferred high-level languages for manipulating XML content. Finally, you will learn to use XSLT as a functional programming language to ta