Pro .NET 2.0 XML (Expert's Voice in .Net)

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 499 pages
• Published by: Apress April 16, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1590598253
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1590598252
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 1.3 inches
• Weighs: 1.8 pounds

Product Description


XML is the de facto language for communication within and between distributed applications, whether theyre on the Internet or a corporate network. XML is successful because of two strengths: it has a highly-structured human readable format and it can be transmitted as pure text. No matter how disparate applications and their architectures may be, text files can always be read, and therefore can accept XML data. This makes XML-based solutions advantageous over rival technologies like remoting.

Pro .NET 2.0 XML is the first book to provide a complete solution to XML on the .NET Framework 2.0 including the new .NET 3.0 extensions that are being released in January 2007. It provides you with everything you need to know to take advantage of XML in every aspect of your jobincluding integration with Windows Communication Foundation.

• This is the first book that describes how XML interacts with Windows Communication Foundation (part of the new .NET 3.0 extensions).
• Author Bipin Joshi is a Microsoft Certified Trainer who regularly teaches classes on XML. He provides the kind of clear, precise guidance that you need.
• This will be the most complete book on .NET 2.0 XML available. It covers everything you need to use XML effectively.

About The Author


Bipin Joshi has been programming since 1995 using a variety of tools and technologies including C, C++, Clipper, FoxPro, VB, COM, and ASP before embracing the .NET platform in 2000. Bipin is the webmaster of two popular web sites: www.dotnetbips.com and www.binaryintellect.net. In addition, he is the coauthor of several well–received .NET 1.1 and .NET 2.0 titles and is a Microsoft MVP with MCT and MCAD certification.

Reader Reviews
This book has a number of flaws, but it's still a useful book for learning about using XML in the .NET world. There are a number of weakness in the book in that it's rather shallow and leaves out details or concerns on a number of topics. Examples include skimming over a DataSet's ability to infer a schema when reading data in. Are there any drawbacks? When would you use this? When might you want to avoid it? So with the negatives out of the way, let me focus on the positives, because they're definitely there. There's a lot of content on a broad range of topics. There's a very solid introduction to XML which is soundly and concisely written. The discussion of SAX and DOM is nicely done, and there are a large number of fundamentals which are well-written. You'll be able to learn the basics on things like XML's use of DTDs, how schemas roll into things, the basics of validation, and a number of other topics. The chapter on XML in ADO.NET has some good coverage on XML support in DataSets, and there are solid chapters on Web Services, SQL Server support, and a chapter which combines remoting, XML in ASP.NET, and configuration files. Joshi also wraps in a chapter on XML's role in WCF. I think the book's a solid introduction to XML in the .NET world.