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Effective XML: 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your XML (Effective Software Development Series)
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Effective XML: 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your XML (Effective Software Development Series) by Elliotte Rusty Harold is cataloged here as a history-facing title that likely values context and perspective. On-file edition details point to 2003 • Addison-Wesley • 304 pages, a decent clue for how big a commitment this copy is.
Edition on file: 2003 • Addison-Wesley • 304 pages • ISBN 9780321150400.
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What stands out here is the perspective. It looks like the value is in context, voice, or lived detail rather than surface-level summary.
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