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Dear XML-Dev,
It is no secret that after half a decade of XML the amount of
information piled up can be overwhelming even to seasoned developers.
On the same token, books and other instructional material
abound -I sometimes think everyone of us in this list has a book
on the subject ;)- but we see in conferences and offices a growing
need for practical information on what really works and what doesn't.
In other words, there is enough material exposing every detail of the
XML family, but we are still to provide enough useful guidelines on
what is clay and what is sand. I believe patterns can be an effective
mechanism to encapsulate and communicate that expert knowledge and
emphasize best practices[1].
I am writing a book entitled "Patterns in XML". The book will be
published by Prentice Hall PTR/Addison-Wesley Publishers. While we
have the privilege of counting with patterns experts to be part of our
review team, I am sure that only adding the participation and feedback
of the xml-dev community can give this work the chance of being a
real, solid guide to the best reusable approaches when dealing with
XML technologies.
Knowing that only the participation of the world's best can make this
the guide that developers need, I kindly invite you all to contribute
on the construction of this book by providing your peer review/feedback
on the material as it is built at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/xmldpbook/ [2]
Please write to me directly for addition.
Thank you very much. I hope to see you there.
All the best,
Fabio
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[1] Some of my earlier explorations of the idea were shown on
xml dev con Montreal 99, and
http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2000/01/19/feature/index.html
[2] Choosing a yahoo group instead of a mailing list seems an
appropriate choice as portions of the book need to be made public
to a wide yet restricted audience.
Fabio Arciniegas Chief Technical Officer POSTGRAPHY, LLC
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"Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls
and persuade themselves they have a better idea" -John Ciardi
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