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Review title: There's better out there
Product review: Others have commented on their failings with this book. I'll add mine: layout and fonts. In theory, you'd expect a two-column layout with text on one side, and code on the other, to better visually present information than traditional textbooks. The reality, however, is snippet-heavy examples, because of insufficient space in the book to see the code. The abundance of different font sizes and colors used in code and the text less result in clarity than the Los Angeles freeway. When later using the book for reference, I had a more difficult time than I should have skimming the busy pages for information. I've since found another XML to review information from, which obviously means I don't recommend this book.
