Complete Guide to XML For Microsoft Developers

🎓 Complete Guide to XML for Microsoft Developers 🚀

Are you a Microsoft developer aiming to master the world of XML and its powerful applications across the Microsoft product suite? Look no further! This Complete Guide to XML for Microsoft Developers course is tailored precisely for your needs. With over 19 years of experience in consulting and teaching XML, B2B, and Integration, course instructor Neal Walters has distilled his expertise into this comprehensive guide that every developer and architect should master—especially those working with BizTalk and Integration services.

Why This Course?

• 🖥️ Indispensable Skills for Microsoft Developers: XML, XPath, XSLT, XQuery, XSD—these are the tools of the trade. Learn how they integrate with XML in SQLServer, C#, LINQ, and PowerShell.
• 🛠️ Advanced Techniques with Saxonica: Discover advanced features by leveraging the Microsoft .NET libraries and the additional capabilities offered by Saxonica’s .NET libraries.
• 📈 Real-world Applications: From creating and understanding XSD Schemas to validating XML files, this course equips you with practical knowledge to apply in real-world scenarios.

Course Highlights:

• XML Mastery: Get hands-on with the fundamentals of XML, and dive deeper into its manipulation, navigation, and transformation with XPath, XSLT, and XQuery.
• Schema Savvy: Learn to design and validate your XML documents against complex schemas (XSD) that ensure data integrity and structure.
• Cross-Language Integration: Explore how to work with XML in C#, PowerShell, and T-SQL. Discover methods for reading, writing, and modifying XML data to enhance your applications.
• SQL Server Proficiency: Leverage the power of Microsoft SQLServer by understanding how to use XML columns, format relational data as XML, and query XML files for storage in relational tables.

Practical Tools & Environments:

• Gain experience with popular Windows tools like Visual Studio, NotePad++, VSCode, and XMLNotePad to work efficiently with XML documents.

What You Will Learn:

• 🔹 XML Basics: The structure, elements, attributes, and processing of XML data.
• 🔹 XPath: How to navigate and retrieve specific parts of an XML document.
• 🔹 XSLT: Transform XML into other formats like XML or HTML.
• 🔹 XQuery: Query and process XML data using a declarative query language.
• 🔹 XSD Schemas: Understand, create, and validate schemas for XML documents.
• 🔹 XML in .NET: Utilize Microsoft .NET libraries to work with XML.
• 🔹 SQL Server XML Features: Leverage the powerful features of SQL Server to handle and query XML data.
• 🔹 C# & PowerShell Integration: Implement XML manipulation within your C# and PowerShell scripts.

Who Should Take This Course?

• Microsoft developers looking to expand their skillset.
• BizTalk and Integration developers who want to deepen their understanding of XML.
• Anyone interested in mastering XML and its role in the Microsoft ecosystem.

Embark on your journey to becoming a XML expert with Neal Walters, and unlock the full potential of your Microsoft development skills! 🌟

Enroll now and take the first step towards becoming an XML guru!