The SGML FAQ Book addresses the practical complexities and technical nuances of the Standard Generalized Markup Language (ISO 8879) during a pivotal era for electronic documentation. S.J. DeRose organizes the text around Frequently Asked Questions gathered from years of industry discussions, providing direct answers to common implementation hurdles. The book examines the relationship between SGML and its most famous application, HTML, while clarifying concepts regarding document type definitions (DTDs), cross-platform portability, and structured data management. Rather than a dense theoretical manual, it functions as a troubleshooting guide that acknowledges the common errors and architectural pitfalls encountered by early practitioners of data modeling.
Technical documentation specialists, digital archivists, and software engineers read this book to navigate the transition between legacy data systems and emerging web standards. Readers gain a functional understanding of how to apply rigorous discipline to document structures without falling into known procedural traps. The text provides the historical context and technical logic required to manage non-proprietary data effectively across disparate computer networks. By the final page, the reader possesses a collection of expert solutions that bridge the gap between abstract international standards and daily programming tasks.
Practical, outward-looking, growth-minded and clear-cut; a moderate read.
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- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Springer Science & Business Media
- ISBN
- 9780792399438
- Language
- EN
