Special Edition Using XML, Second Edition

Roadmap

The Semantic Web represents what is to come from organizations such as the W3C as we move toward the goal of using the Web to truly share information in an organized and efficient manner. However lofty the goals of the Semantic Web, there are still the matters of current information technology and organization that we must tend to in the here and now. That is the goal of XML—to bring structured documents to the Web now. That is also the goal of this book—to provide you with all the tools you need to bring XML to your projects and make informed decisions about how you will work with XML now and, hopefully, for many years to come.

Throughout this book, we have tried to concentrate on presenting you with a balanced view of each member of ...