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Summary: Dino is the man
Comment: If you do much programming with MS tools, then you probably know Mr. Esposito's work. I read his column monthly in MSDN and have the utmost of respect for him.This book is why I feel like I do. XML is everything in .NET and you can't afford to ignore it. I guess technically you can, but you'll really be limiting yourself. Dino knows his stuff and can really explain it well. He writes articles all the time, and his ability to communicate is rivaled only by his knowledge of the material. i could go on and on about it, but there's too much to say to do it justice. So let me sum it up in one sentence. If you want program in .NET and you want to do it well, this book belongs in your library!
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Summary: Urrà! Signor Dino scores again!
Comment: Signor Dino is a prolific author - his books and MSDN Developer magazine articles are precise and most helpful. This book is a *practical* one with actual source code to illustrate the XML .NET libraries. Some knowledge of XML fundamentals is assumed and to thoroughly understand the XML .NET library, one must examine the source code along with the book. It is also a major plus that the source code is available in both C# & VB.NET (download from the MSPress site).
'I libri, come gli amici devono essere pochi e ben scelli'- Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. This is a good choice in .NET books.
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Summary: Very helpful, I think (see below)
Comment: OK, I bought this book for some XML and SOAP stuff I had to do for a project. I have been tring to read it, the problem is EVERYBODY in my office constantly has the thing borrowed from me I havn't had a change to really get into it! It's certinally very popular. Unfortuatly my co-works are not taking the hint that they should buy their own copies.I can say the the specific stuff I've need to find has been in the book in very easy to understand an apply terms and techniques. I've only has a question about one thing, so I emailed to auther and responsed rather quickly with a great answer to my question. As I see it, you have two options: Buy two copies of this book (one for you, one for your co-workers), or buy a copy and hide it.
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Summary: C# only
Comment: Looks like a great book, I just wish more books would write the language ie C# in this case on the outside of the book, or in the title. Not everyone can easily transcribe from C# to vb.net and vice versa!
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Summary: in depth book
Comment: This book tells many fundamental skills you need to know regarding XML. Focusing on the programming with .Net Framework instead of how to use .Net VisualStudio, this book gives you a solid knowledge to help you master XML programming. Many advanced topic are introduced, such as .Net Remoting, security, COM interoperability. But if you wanna know much more about these advanced topic, more detailed books you will need to read. But so far, after reading this book, you get a solid and general idea about XML programming with .Net framework. You will not get fooled any more with how these technologies are applied to the applications. Besides, the author gives insight comment and review regarding these topic in a relatively neutral way, which gives you more option to develop your application and provide objective choices in achieving the goal.
Finally, if you are interested in Web Service, Security, .Net Remoting, COM interoperability, additional books are required to you. But so far,this book really provides a general solid knowledge for you to go any further. And what i wish to tell is this book is definitely not for beginners, many other concept should you get to know before reading this book, otherwise you will find it hard to follow.
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