- Key new Web 2.0 technologies, such as Ajax, REST, and microformats, are built on XML and drive increased demand for developers to understand their foundation
- Teaches readers all they need to know about XML: what it is, how it works, what technologies surround it, and how it can best be used in a variety of situations, from simple data transfer to using XML in Web pages
- This book begins with a broad overview of each technology and then focuses on specific facets of the various specifications
- Offers focused examples to best help readers hone in on the effect of XML
- Addresses XPath and XSLT, databases, queries, XQuery, RSS, Atom, microformats, Web services, SOAP, WSDL, XHTML, CSS, XForms, SVG, and more
