IT programming books related reviews
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Professional SQL Server 2000 DTS (Data Transformation Services)
Publisher: Wrox
Authors: Mark Chaffin, Brian Knight, Todd Robinson
Rating: 5/5
Title: Professional SQL Server 2000 DTS (Data Transformation Services)
Publisher: Wrox
Authors: Mark Chaffin, Brian Knight, Todd Robinson
Rating: 5/5
This is a brilliant book by Wrox. I have always wondered about DTS in the past and knew it had been expanded. And this book just develops so many great ideas using the new technology.I found several of the examples really good, and all were easy to follow. I loved the last example in Chapter 8, the Dynamic Configuration of Package Objects. Neat idea.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Web Database Applications with PHP & MySQL, 2nd Edition
Publisher: O'Reilly
Authors: Hugh E. Williams
Rating: 2/5
Title: Web Database Applications with PHP & MySQL, 2nd Edition
Publisher: O'Reilly
Authors: Hugh E. Williams
Rating: 2/5
This book has its conceptual merits and demerits. But let's give the authors the benefit of the doubt, and let's assume that this is a decent introduction to its subject matter. I'd still advise against purchasing it, as in detail it's extremely unreliable and often confused.Since I started counting, I've found an error every 4 to 5 pages. Some are cosmetic, but some seriously damage the value of the examples and descriptions. The text contradicts itself at several points; some examples don't produce the results the text says they will; some figures are glaringly broken.This book is the victim of an obviously poor editing job, for which I blame O'Reilly more than the authors. Either way, you should probably look elsewhere unless you already know enough to silently correct all the errors you'll find.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Sams Teach Yourself Transact-SQL in 21 Days (2nd Edition)
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Lowell Mauer
Rating: 1/5
Title: Sams Teach Yourself Transact-SQL in 21 Days (2nd Edition)
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Lowell Mauer
Rating: 1/5
This book spends 500 pages exploring what's already covered quite adequately in the Books Online. Why would anyone write a book that does this? Also, there are several glaring ommissions. As a beginner, I found this book to add little to what's already provided with the product.
Product: Book Hardcover
Title: Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (With CD-ROM)
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Authors: Kalen Delaney
Rating: 1/5
Title: Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (With CD-ROM)
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Authors: Kalen Delaney
Rating: 1/5
A very useful reference combining with microsft web help during database programming
Product: Book Paperback
Title: PHP Bible, 2nd Edition
Publisher: Wiley
Authors: Tim Converse, Joyce Park
Rating: 5/5
Title: PHP Bible, 2nd Edition
Publisher: Wiley
Authors: Tim Converse, Joyce Park
Rating: 5/5
I am a php programmer at UNL. I have been using this book for some time. PHP bible (2nd ed) is a great book for the beginners and intermediate programmers. And it also includes directions for the advanced users where to find code pieces, classes or programming techniques (like PEAR). The Language of this book is clear and concise. And the code samples works perfectly. If you are interested in PHP, this book is definitely worth checking out.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Lan Times Guide to SQL
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media
Authors: James R. Groff, Paul N. Weinberg
Rating: 5/5
Title: Lan Times Guide to SQL
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media
Authors: James R. Groff, Paul N. Weinberg
Rating: 5/5
My only regret is that these authors don't write books for every IT subject I'm studying. I am a CNE and MCSE who is studying to become a DBA. Simply put, this is the BEST starting book for ANYONE who is interested in databases or SQL.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Google Hacks
Publisher: O'Reilly
Authors: Tara Calishain, Rael Dornfest
Rating: 3/5
Title: Google Hacks
Publisher: O'Reilly
Authors: Tara Calishain, Rael Dornfest
Rating: 3/5
If you are attempting to purchase this book in efforts to better understand Google its worth a glance. If you are interested in API applications it is worth the purchase. If you are attempting to improve site rankings, do not waste your time, this book will not help.
Product: Book Textbook Binding
Title: McSe Testprep: SQL Server 6.5 Design & Implementation (Testperp Series)
Publisher: New Riders Publishing
Authors: Rob Scrimger
Rating: 1/5
Title: McSe Testprep: SQL Server 6.5 Design & Implementation (Testperp Series)
Publisher: New Riders Publishing
Authors: Rob Scrimger
Rating: 1/5
I wonder how Microsoft approved this book. This book consists of Errors everywhere. There are number of errors in text too not to mention about errors in practise Tests. In short this book is a compilation of errors.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Maximum Apache Security
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Anonymous
Rating: 5/5
Title: Maximum Apache Security
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Anonymous
Rating: 5/5
The author really knows what he's talking about. Very complete book.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: The Rational Guide to: SQL Server Reporting Services (Rational Guides)
Publisher: Rational Press
Authors: Anthony T. Mann
Rating: 5/5
Title: The Rational Guide to: SQL Server Reporting Services (Rational Guides)
Publisher: Rational Press
Authors: Anthony T. Mann
Rating: 5/5
If you're the developer responsible for deciding upon (and building out) the reporting architecture for your project's (or company's) applications, an important up front decision is choosing which third party package to build your reports on top of. There's often the trade-off between using a package that may already be well known to you--for many of us, Crystal Reports--or leveraging the improved capabilities (and unknown risks) of a newer technology, such as Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services. You know that the best way to evaluate a reporting package is to spend hundreds of hours deploying it to build and deploy non-trivial reports on an actual project. You also know that the worst way to evaluate a package is to just read (and trust) the marketing copy. And that ripping out and replacing the reporting architecture (if the new package doesn't cut it) half-way through is hugely expensive. So you may choose to stick with the good package, and miss out on the potentially great package... To me, the value proposition behind "The Rational Guide to: SQL Server Reporting Services" is that this book facilitates a *short*, *hands-on* overview of Reporting Services' capabilities for development, as well as for (just as important!) the deployment, management, and integration with third party packages (such as Microsoft Office 2003 and Sharepoint). The book delivered 100% in this regard. You'll still need to dig in to the on-line documents (or buy another book!) if you want to understand everything you'll need to know about Reporting Services for your projects...
