xml-dev - Re: good book on XML

["Dipankar Chakrabarti" <dipankarc@mindteck.com>]

100% agreeable.  We may start the initiative.


Dipankar Chakrabarti
Sr. Manager (Projects)
Mindteck (India) Limited
Calcutta
+91-33-3574338/4339
----- Original Message -----
From: Frank Boumphrey <bckman@ix.netcom.com>
To: <xml-dev@xml.org>; Peter Murray-Rust <peter@ursus.demon.co.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: good book on XML


> <peter>We have the
> opportunity in XML to create a new approach to "books" since we control
the
> technology of publication. An XML "book" is no longer static, but
> distributed over time, place and society. </peter>
>
> As a published author, I am probably shooting myself in the foot, however,
I
> think this is an awfully good idea!
>
> We would need to do the following
>
> 1. create an outline and agree on content
> 2. get volunteers for each chapter
> 3. write the chapters
> 4. Update the content
>
> We would probably also need three books
>
> 1. beginers
> 2. Intermediate
> 3. Cutting edge
>
> Frank
>
> Are there opportunities here for XML-DEV?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Peter Murray-Rust <peter@ursus.demon.co.uk>
> To: <xml-dev@xml.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 4:42 AM
> Subject: Re: good book on XML
>
>
> > At 10:51 AM 2/21/00 +0530, Sajeev M. wrote:
> > >hi all,
> > >
> > >           Which is the best book on XML application development? It
> > should have
> > >details on both DOM and SAX approach alongwith some details on parsing
.
> >
> > It is probably not appropriate to post answers to this question to
> XML-DEV,
> > though I expect Sajeev will get some private mail. However it got me
> > thinking...
> >
> > I was recently asked to review three XML books for the Times Higher
> > Educational Supplement (the UK weekly magazine for HE). Among others
> things
> > I noted the value of public online reviews (e.g. at amazon.com - anyone
> can
> > post) from which I was able to find a lot of useful information (one
> > reviewer had listed a number of typos in one book). I also commented
that
> > fixed-date paper books were likely to be of increasingly limited value
and
> > that the resources on the WWW itself were extremely important. We have
the
> > opportunity in XML to create a new approach to "books" since we control
> the
> > technology of publication. An XML "book" is no longer static, but
> > distributed over time, place and society.
> >
> > Are there opportunities here for XML-DEV? We would not wish to duplicate
> > the excellent work of Robin Cover, Steve Pepper, xml.com and others in
> > collating awareness of XML resources. I know of one or two *.com sites
> with
> > book and program reviews. Do they fill everyone's need? Or is there a
role
> > for  XML-DEV "reviews"?
> >
> > P.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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