pro apache xml
Continuing on with my study in XML, I've just finished Pro Apache XML -- a book crammed with several different XML projects and technologies.
Little did I know beforehand, The Apache Foundation is responsible for several XML tools that are not just used for making web pages, but standard XML applications as well. Pro Apache XML covers a heap of these tools including Xerces, Xalan, Cocoon, Xindice, FOP, and Forrest. Besides these applications, Mr. Sarang also includes a heap of theory as well, such as DOM, SAX, WSDL, and Security. And mixed between both application and theory is an enormous amount of Java code. While I'm not a Java programmer by far (nor am I fond of it), I have to admit that the code was very readable and easy to follow along with.
While XML is a technology I run into only on a very rare occasion, I didn't want that to stop me from learning more about it. Though Pro Apache XML is half the size of the last XML book I read, it's crammed with just as much information. After reading this book, I feel I'm definitely more familiar with the world of XML and its many aspects -- and for that, I give this book a 10/10.
