IT programming books related reviews
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Php Fast & Easy Web Development (Fast & Easy Web Development)
Publisher: Premier Press
Authors: Julie C. Meloni
Rating: 5/5
Title: Php Fast & Easy Web Development (Fast & Easy Web Development)
Publisher: Premier Press
Authors: Julie C. Meloni
Rating: 5/5
I've changed my rating from 4 to 5 stars, having said this previously :" . . . would give Meloni's book five stars, but I never got the Apache server to run properly (on WinMe), despite many attempts. But that is probably Microsoft's fault, not Apache. Oh well, you can still develop your PHP code on-line as I do. Just get your FTP client fired up for all those uploads you will be doing :-) "It turns out it was Microsoft's fault, more specifically Win Me's fault for not recognizing "localhost" as port 127.0.0.1. Just substitute that in your Apache config file, and things will work fine.Meloni's style is clear, simple, and to the point. The examples all work and are meaningful programs. They all have real world applications and are not just disjointed snippets of code found in so many other egg head books. And if you already know the C language, learning PHP is a snap!The first half of her book deals with PHP basics, up to and including e-mail programs and file I/O. After struggling thru a Perl primer, I found this part of Meloni's book to be a joy. I was doing more with PHP in one week than I had done with Perl in three months!The second half of the book deals with MySql and database coding. As an experienced MS Access programmer, I find the MySql "DOS" like interface quite limiting (I hear a WYSIWYG one is in development). But Meloni steps you thru this part about as well as the first half. It's an excellent intro to using a database with your webserver programming. And by the time you are done with her examples, you will be well on your way to developing your own WYSIWYG interface anyway. Anyone who knows SQL fairly well will enjoy this section of the book, once they have learned the PHP basics in the first part.All in all, a very good book for the novice who wants to quickly learn PHP and do some real world web development, not just dink around with isolated snippets of code or mostly useless "regular expressions."
Product: Book Paperback
Title: MCSE Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database Design and Implementation: Readiness Review Exam 70-229 (Pro-Certification)
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Authors: Sharon Bjeletich, Eddy Hahn
Rating: 4/5
Title: MCSE Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database Design and Implementation: Readiness Review Exam 70-229 (Pro-Certification)
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Authors: Sharon Bjeletich, Eddy Hahn
Rating: 4/5
Questions cover, with excellent difficulty, all areas of exam 70-229. These are the style of questions all Microsoft exams should contain to maintain the credibility of their certifications. This review is a good heads up on how Microsoft is changing their exams to cover hands on work experience versus fact regurgitation. Very handy sample Exam on CD with Questions randomly generated from the Readiness Reveiw. A better publication than the 70-229 Study Kit.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Inside Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 (Microsoft Programming Series)
Publisher: Microsoft Pr
Authors: Ron Soukup
Rating: 5/5
Title: Inside Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 (Microsoft Programming Series)
Publisher: Microsoft Pr
Authors: Ron Soukup
Rating: 5/5
This book was awesome. It takes a very very deep and granular look at SQL server. I just got a job as a SQL DBA and I wanted to know everything there was about SQL server. For three months I read this book on the bus to and from work, and now, when an issue comes up at work, i am AMAZED by how much I know. He also really prepares you with the transition to SQL 7, hinting at possible new features as he goes along. If you had only read this book, you would know more about SQL 7 than you think!Only 2 negative comments: Very pro-microsoft and anti-competition. Oracle has GOT to do some things better than SQL Server, but you would never know that by reading this book. Also, this book is NOT A REFERENCE book. It is a story about SQL Server, and if you get to the end, you will be a kick-butt DBA.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: The Guru's Guide to SQL Server Stored Procedures, XML, and HTML (With CD-ROM)
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Authors: Ken Henderson
Rating: 5/5
Title: The Guru's Guide to SQL Server Stored Procedures, XML, and HTML (With CD-ROM)
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Authors: Ken Henderson
Rating: 5/5
I have a lot of different SQL books. This is the only one I regularly turn to. It is chalk full of useful info, and you should read if you want to program professionally with Sql Server.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: PHP Essentials, Second Edition
Publisher: Muska & Lipman/Premier-Trade
Authors: Julie C. Meloni
Rating: 5/5
Title: PHP Essentials, Second Edition
Publisher: Muska & Lipman/Premier-Trade
Authors: Julie C. Meloni
Rating: 5/5
If you just want a clear-cut intro to PHP, this is the book to get. Meloni takes the basic concepts, and shows you how to use them to create a shopping cart (so you learn database interaction, how to send an email, and basic syntax). Perfect for newbies.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Transact-SQL Programming
Publisher: O'Reilly
Authors: Lee Gould, Andrew Zanevsky, Kevin Kline
Rating: 1/5
Title: Transact-SQL Programming
Publisher: O'Reilly
Authors: Lee Gould, Andrew Zanevsky, Kevin Kline
Rating: 1/5
This book is an excellent textbook/reference for beginning and expert SQL programmers. The examples are absolutely wonderful - especially the ones in CASE, CUBE and ROLLUP. THe writing style is clear, cohesive, and logical. The explanations are excellent! One of the best programming books that I have read. Well worth the money!I
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Core PHP Programming: Using PHP to Build Dynamic Web Sites (2nd Edition)
Publisher: Pearson Education
Authors: Leon Atkinson
Rating: 5/5
Title: Core PHP Programming: Using PHP to Build Dynamic Web Sites (2nd Edition)
Publisher: Pearson Education
Authors: Leon Atkinson
Rating: 5/5
My background is NT/ MSSQL/ IIS/ ASP, and I am studying how to translate that to Linux/ postgreSQL/ APACHE/ PHP -- PHP was the missing link until I got this book. It's a very good book (also the only real choice right now). The first half is very readable straight through; the second half goes function by function to provide a reference manual for later. The only area that wasn't optimal for me was the database treatment, which is covered only in the second half. The book could benefit from a more integrated treatment of that topic; perhaps with an end-to-end website example that could be used for each topic covered in the first half as well.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: The Guru's Guide to Transact-SQL
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Authors: Ken Henderson
Rating: 5/5
Title: The Guru's Guide to Transact-SQL
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Authors: Ken Henderson
Rating: 5/5
When one of the most respected people in the industry writes the foreword to a book like this, you tend to take notice. At least that's what I did. When I heard Joe Celko had written the foreword to this book, I rushed out and bought it. I was not disappointed. This book is a Celko-esque treatment of the Transact-SQL query script language. Just as Celko tends to delve deeply into difficult SQL-related topics, this book leaves no stone unturned as it relates to Transact-SQL. It delves into every corner of the language and explores one valuable topic after another. Things like statistics, sets, arrays, hiearchies, OLE Automation, full-text search, transactions, cursors, administrative stored procedures, and on and on -- it covers them all. I couldn't be happier with the book. It's probably the best one I've bought in a long, long time.I guess when Joe Celko talks, people listen. I'm glad I did.
Product: Book Mass Market Paperback
Title: SQL Server 7 In Record Time
Publisher: Sybex Inc
Authors: Mike Gunderloy, Mary Chipman
Rating: 5/5
Title: SQL Server 7 In Record Time
Publisher: Sybex Inc
Authors: Mike Gunderloy, Mary Chipman
Rating: 5/5
This book does exactly what the introduction states - provides an advanced level overview of SQL Server 7. It's clear, concise, doesn't rehash books online while providing excellent side tips and notes throughout the book. An excellent starting point for those transitioning to SQL Server 7.
Product: Book Textbook Binding
Title: SQL Server 7 Administration (The Fast Track Series)
Publisher: New Riders Publishing
Authors: Andy Ruth, Anil Desai
Rating: 3/5
Title: SQL Server 7 Administration (The Fast Track Series)
Publisher: New Riders Publishing
Authors: Andy Ruth, Anil Desai
Rating: 3/5
You can have this book an introduction to SQL 7 if you are new to version 7. Its coverage cannot lead you even to a bare pass. You DEFINITELY need other resources for your exam. Finished this book and conducted a Transcender test, wow... poor, I know how much did I get from this book.
