Bipin Joshi is an independent blogger and author who writes about apparently unrelated topics technology and yoga. A former software consultant and trainer by profession, Bipin has been programming since 1995 and has worked with the .NET framework since its inception. He is a published author and has authored or co-authored more than a half dozen books and numerous articles on .NET technologies. Bipin was a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) and a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) during his tenure as a software consultant and trainer. He can be reached at www.bipinjoshi.com.

• Introducing XML and the .NET Framework.- Manipulating XML Documents by Using the Document Object Model.- Reading and Writing XML Documents.- Accessing XML Documents by Using the XPath Data Model.- Validating XML Documents.- Transforming XML with XSLT.- XML in ADO.NET.- XML Serialization.- XML Web Services.- XML in SQL Server 2005.- Use of XML in the .NET Framework.- Creating Services by Using Windows Communication Foundation.

From the reviews:"This book reports on the tools provided by the .NET 2.0 Framework to work with it. … it is suitable for developers who are already proficient in .NET and C# and wish to learn how to get the most of XML in their applications. … In conclusion, this is a good book for people who have the time to relax and learn from examples … ." (Rafael Corchuelo, ACM Computing Reviews, Vol. 49 (12), December, 2008)