Subject: Re: [xsl] About Michael Kay's XSLT book From: Dimitre Novatchev <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 21:26:19 +1100 |
It's simple as this: You'll lose 1 year (of your life) if you wait for the final recommendation and only then buy Mike's book. Cheers, Dimitre Novatchev On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 21:11:40 +0530, Midsummer Sun <midsummer.sun@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > This question is for Michael Kay ! > > I already have Michael Kay's book "XSLT 1.0 2nd Edition, Programmer's > Reference". Its a wonderful book. It won't be flattering to say that > Its a Bible of XSLT. > > I have to buy Michael's latest books - XSLT 2.0 and XPath 2.0 . But I > am doubtful about the timing.. Should I buy it now? Or should I wait > till XSLT 2.0/XPath 2.0 become W3C Recommendations. There may be > chances that some language features may change from now till it > becomes Recommendation. > > What is Michael's strategy to incorporate the final language(i.e. in > Recommendation form) in his XSLT 2.0 and XPath 2.0 books. Would be > publish an errata which will be free for the now buyers? Or would he > publish an altogether new edition, which we have to buy again? > > But I would say, releasing a book at this stage is a good decision, as > it will spark interest in XSLT 2.0/XPath 2.0 .. > > Best regards,
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