Beginning XSLT 2.0: From Novice to Professional

After reading this book, I have a thorough understanding of XSLT 2.0. I was really surprised that it covered the Sarissa API, which I use extensively and is also used by other APIs such as MapBuilder. Though it says 2.0, 1.0 is covered in the book too, although not specifically. The code in the first 200 pages (and probably more) works with 1.0 as long as you change the namespace references and fix your own typos. The thing about the community is that most of the XSLT in use is in browsers and is still version 1.0, so 2.0 info isn't useful - yet, though it is covered well in this book. This book got me up and running with detail in a few days. The explanations and the chapters flow nicely. I liked that it didn't read like a PhD dissertation. Good job Jeni. Sam

I suggest this book to all intermediate developers. The organization of the book focus topics from basic xml to dynamic application using xslt. Each topic is followed by another in a natural way, making you learning step by step. Personally i like how the book is organized: a feature is followed by a small example just to give you an idea of how it works, some notes about the caveats and a summary to read while revisiting the book later. This is how books should be organized not as a mere cut & paste from online ref doc as some books did. Highly recommended if you want to learn xslt and xpath quickly but in an effective way.

I'm new to XML technology, yet I wanted to do some complex processing using XSLT in a short amount of time. I spent almost a week with other books and online tutorials, but I was not getting anywhere, and was just about ready to punt and use Perl. That is, until I saw the reviews for the previous edition of this book. All those positive reviews apply to this edition too. This book is very well though out and presented. It is very easy to read; yet it covers the topics in detail. The author understands the difficultly a typical software programmer would face dealing with XSLT and addresses the issues clearly. If you are new to XSLT and looking for a book, make sure you look at which version is covered in the book. This one covers the latest. I would absolutely recommend this book. Thanks to the author!