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Here's my own experience, which is very fresh. First I went to websites, primarily XML.com. Then I ordered the books and only afterward really started to look at documentation from W3C. Since I'm coming fresh to XML the W3C docs are nearly useless. I need much more background info and fast start help than they can deliver. I've always looked to W3C for reference material, not educational guides. After reading through the Schema Primer a little this may not be completely fair, but it's the way I work. The other day I was horsing around with Cold Fusion and DOM to display XML data. I pulled down the W3C DOM level 1 spec but barely touched it, relying instead on forum postings and some MS documents. I've had a lot of opportunity to here about RELAX, etc, through the books and mail lists like this one. The debates help and will heavily influecne my own decisions. Ed Hodder > My experience from dealing with readers suggests that > beginners start with > a book on XML, effectively giving bookstores an important > portal status. > Those books all tend to point to the W3C as the source for further > information, especially when they cover specs in progress. > Vendors who > have the money to pour money into giving away information on > XML as part of > their overall tech support and marketing effort also tend to > point to the > W3C - it's legitmizing for them, and they're members after all.
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