A.2 Books
- XML in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition, Elliotte Rusty Harold and W. Scott Means (O'Reilly & Associates)
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A comprehensive desktop reference for all things XML.
- The XML Bible, 2nd Edition, Elliotte Rusty Harold (Hungry Minds)
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A solid introduction to XML that provides a comprehensive overview of the XML landscape.
- HTML and XHTML, the Definitive Guide, Chuck Musciano and Bill Kennedy (O'Reilly & Associates)
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A timely and comprehensive resource for learning about HTML.
- Developing SGML DTDs: From Text to Model to Markup, Eve Maler and Jeanne El Andaloussi (Prentice Hall)
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A step-by-step tutorial for designing and implementing DTDs. While this book is about SGML, much of its advice is still excellent for XML.
- The SGML Handbook, Charles F. Goldfarb (Oxford University Press)
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A complete reference for SGML, including an annotated specification. Like its subject, the book is complex and hefty, so beginners may not find it a good introduction.
- Java and XML, 2nd Edition, Brett McLaughlin (O'Reilly & Associates)
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A guide to combining XML and Java to build real-world applications.
- SAX2, David Brownell (O'Reilly & Associates)
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A complete guide to using the SAX2 API, in Java.
- Processing XML with Java, Elliotte Rusty Harold (Addison-Wesley)
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A guide to building programs using a variety of Java techniques for processing XML.
- XML and Java, Hiroshi Murayama et al. (Addison-Wesley)
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Explores many different aspects and APIs of Java processing with XML.
- Java XML Data Binding, Brett McLaughlin (O'Reilly & Associates)
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A guide to processing XML with data-binding approaches, covering APIs which insulate developers from the XML.
- Perl and XML, Erik Ray and Jason McIntosh (O'Reilly & Associates)
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A guide to processing XML with a variety of Perl-based approaches.
- Python and XML, Christopher A. Jones and Frederick Drake (O'Reilly & Associates)
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A guide to processing XML in Python programs.
- .NET and XML, Niel Bornstein (O'Reilly & Associates)
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A guide to processing XML using the Microsoft .NET API.
- Building Oracle XML Applications, Steve Muench (O'Reilly & Associates)
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A detailed look at Oracle tools for XML development, and how to combine the power of XML and XSLT with the functionality of the Oracle database.
- DocBook: the Definitive Guide, Norman Walsh and Leonard Muellner (O'Reilly & Associates)
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DocBook is a popular and flexible markup language for technical documentation, with versions for SGML and XML. This book has an exhaustive, glossary-style format describing every element in detail. It also has lots of practical information for getting started using XML and stylesheets.
- XML Schema, Eric van der Vlist (O'Reilly & Associates)
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Explores W3C XML Schema in depth, using many examples to illustrate usage.
- Definitive XML Schema, Patricia Walmsley (Prentice Hall)
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A thorough explanation of the W3C XML Schema specification and usage.
- RELAX NG, Eric van der Vlist (O'Reilly & Associates)
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A thorough explanation of RELAX NG, including both theory and practice.
- Learning XSLT, Mike Fitzgerald (O'Reilly & Associates)
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A carefully paced introduction to XSLT development.
- Beginning XSLT, Jeni Tennison (Wrox Press)
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A tutorial for XSLT, focusing on simple and largely HTML-based examples.
- XSLT, Doug Tidwell (O'Reilly & Associates)
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A guide to XSLT development, from the basics to advanced features.
- XSLT Programmer's Reference, 2nd Edition, Michael Kay (Wrox Press)
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A reference guide for XSLT development, including techniques and best practice.
- Definitive XSLT, G. Ken Holman (Prentice Hall)
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A tutorial and reference for XSLT development.
- XSLT and XPath: On the Edge, Jeni Tennsion (M&T Books)
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An exploration of advanced XSLT and XPath techniques.
- XPath and XPointer, John Simpson (O'Reilly & Associates)
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An introduction to the XPath and XPointer specifications for addressing parts of XML documents.
- XSL-FO, Dave Pawson (O'Reilly & Associates)
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An introduction to XSL Formatting Objects, covering page layout techniques and stylesheet integration.
- Definitive XSL-FO, G. Ken Holman (Prentice Hall)
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Explores many different aspects and APIs of Java processing with XML.
- Understanding XML Web Services, Eric Newcomer (Addison-Wesley)
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An introduction to the world of Web Services.
- Web Services Essentials, Ethan Cerami (O'Reilly & Associates)
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An introduction to the Web Services specifications, including XML-RPC, SOAP 1.1, WSDL, and UDDI.
- Web Services and Perl, Paul Kulchenko and Randy Ray (O'Reilly & Associates)
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A guide to using web services in a Perl environment.
- BEEP: The Definitive Guide, Marshall Rose (O'Reilly & Associates)
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A complete guide to the Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol, an IETF effort built on XML.
- Programming Jabber, D.J. Adams (O'Reilly & Associates)
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A guide to working with Jabber, an instant messaging program and protocol built on XML.
