IT programming books related reviews
Product: Book Paperback
Title: A Programmer's Introduction to PHP 4.0
Publisher: Apress
Authors: W. Jason Gilmore
Rating: 5/5
Title: A Programmer's Introduction to PHP 4.0
Publisher: Apress
Authors: W. Jason Gilmore
Rating: 5/5
The book gave me so much fundamental insights I needed to get started with PHP. The examples are easy to understand; explanations are to the point; and the entire book is so very practical. If anyone needs to purchase their first or second PHP4 book, this is the one.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Hitchhiker's Guide to Visual Basic and SQL Server
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Authors: William R. Vaughn
Rating: 5/5
Title: Hitchhiker's Guide to Visual Basic and SQL Server
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Authors: William R. Vaughn
Rating: 5/5
I am a developer and frequently train other developers on intermediate VB and good programming practices. I find whenever a question comes up that Bill Vaughn's book answers it. His definitions are clear and his humor keeps the book interesting. I would recommend this for anyone who need to access a database!
Product: Book Paperback
Title: PHP3: Programming Browser-Based Applications with PHP
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Authors: Dave Medinets
Rating: 3/5
Title: PHP3: Programming Browser-Based Applications with PHP
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Authors: Dave Medinets
Rating: 3/5
Examples, working method and ideas are well expressed. I found a little lack in the number of php functions enumeration and explication; this could reduce the enormous opportunities offered by this language. Some code-mistakes. I'd advise it unless to intermediate linux / pc users, to already really good programmers, or to people who dispose a lot of time to spend to learn php!
Product: Book Paperback
Title: SQL Unleashed, Second Edition (2nd Edition)
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Sakhr Youness
Rating: 5/5
Title: SQL Unleashed, Second Edition (2nd Edition)
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Sakhr Youness
Rating: 5/5
This Intermediate - Advanced SQL book is one of the best I've seen. It covers ALL of the Advanced topics of SQL with different SQL implementations and also includes the SQL standards. This book also has a very nice Introduction to SQL section that will be useful to beginners.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: MCSE SQL Server 2000 Administration for Dummies (with CD-ROM, covers test #70-228)
Publisher: For Dummies
Authors: Rozanne Whalen, Dan Whalen
Rating: 5/5
Title: MCSE SQL Server 2000 Administration for Dummies (with CD-ROM, covers test #70-228)
Publisher: For Dummies
Authors: Rozanne Whalen, Dan Whalen
Rating: 5/5
I read this book through once. I didn't read it altogether as I had long stints out of town for work. I also didn't do many of the excercies. I ended up almost passing the exam by doing nothing more. I missed by two questions I think. (My exam actually had scores.)I'm sure I could have passed if I did even a little more or reread the book through within a reasonable time period instead of the 4 months or so I stretched it out over.
Product: Book Hardcover
Title: MCSD: SQL Server 6.5 Database Design Study Guide
Publisher: Sybex Inc
Authors: Kevin Hough
Rating: 3/5
Title: MCSD: SQL Server 6.5 Database Design Study Guide
Publisher: Sybex Inc
Authors: Kevin Hough
Rating: 3/5
There are far too many technical errors in the text and many of the answers to the questions both in the book & in the supplied test exams are wrong. The exam engine supplied is bug-ridden and the questions are far too easy to provide proper preparation for the MCSD exams. Many of important topics are skimmed over for example Stored Procedures take up less than 10 pages. This book appeaers to have been rushed into publication without the technical checking & editting that I expect from a publisher such as Sybex. Save your money - it's a major disappointment.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: XML and SQL Server 2000
Publisher: New Riders Publishing
Authors: John Griffin
Rating: 5/5
Title: XML and SQL Server 2000
Publisher: New Riders Publishing
Authors: John Griffin
Rating: 5/5
XML And SQL Server 2000 provides an informative, comprehensive, invaluable discussion of SQL Server 2000's new time-saving, easy-to-use XML capabilities. Following a brief discussion on XSL/XSLT and DTD's, users will find hundreds of hands-on examples that can be utilized in day-to-day operations in such areas as IIS Directories, http, xml views and xml schemas, openxml, and much more.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Database Implementation Training Kit (Training Kit)
Publisher: Microsoft Press Rating: 4/5
Title: Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Database Implementation Training Kit (Training Kit)
Publisher: Microsoft Press Rating: 4/5
It should have 4.5 stars. This book is great for learning everything you need to know for getting SQL Sever 7.0 up and running (and I mean running not walking). This book is a well structured course that takes you through all the way for implementing databases on SQL Server. The only con I found is that It promotes Client-server arquitecture and has no mention on n-tier system (except for the beginning where it's barely mentioned). But at the end this is a very good book for learning SQL 7 administration .
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Unlocking OLAP With SQL Server 7 and Excel 2000
Publisher: Hungry Minds
Authors: Wayne S. Freeze, Wayne Freeze
Rating: 3/5
Title: Unlocking OLAP With SQL Server 7 and Excel 2000
Publisher: Hungry Minds
Authors: Wayne S. Freeze, Wayne Freeze
Rating: 3/5
This is definately a beginner book, and as a beginner book it probably deserves 5 stars. This book touches on many database topics, MS SQL server setup from scratch, ODBC connection with Windows, Windows security, structuring your data in the database, basic SQL syntax, etc.Unfortuneately, I was expecting more on OLAP and less about MS SQL server. The information specific to MS Excel and OLAP could be a simple 20 page read from the Excel 2000 help manuals or technet. As a beginner book, this is excellent because it gives you step-by-step instructions to set up the examples; however, if you are looking for more detailed analysis or understanding of OLAP, you may want to find a different, more advance book.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Oracle PL/SQL 101
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Authors: Christopher Allen
Rating: 4/5
Title: Oracle PL/SQL 101
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Authors: Christopher Allen
Rating: 4/5
I'm just getting started with this book. I also have several other Oracle and SQL books. This looks like a good way to get my feet wet. I have worked in IT for 17 years, doing everything from teaching to OS/390 systems work to networking & cisco routers, now Oracle & PL/SQL. I like the approach this book takes. It is a good choice for experienced IT professionals new to this area.Thanks! Keith
