IT programming books related reviews
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Pete Cassidy's Cookbook for Oracle SQL*Plus
Publisher: Chef Pierre
Authors: Pete W. Cassidy, Carole B. Cassidy
Rating: 5/5
Title: Pete Cassidy's Cookbook for Oracle SQL*Plus
Publisher: Chef Pierre
Authors: Pete W. Cassidy, Carole B. Cassidy
Rating: 5/5
Excellent information presented. I've used this book countless times in real world scenarios. In fact the original book I purchased was so well liked by others it went on a "hiatus" and I had to purchase another. I look forward to acquiring the Oracle 8 Tuning guide.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Apache Jakarta-Tomcat
Publisher: Apress
Authors: James Goodwill
Rating: 1/5
Title: Apache Jakarta-Tomcat
Publisher: Apress
Authors: James Goodwill
Rating: 1/5
I was very disappointed when I cracked open the book today to find that much of book is focused on things like writing servlets and jsp based pages, rather than administration of Jakarta-Tomcat. If I wanted a Servlet writing book, I would ref my O'Reilly Java Servlet Programming book.The main reason I purchased this book was because I wanted to be certain that my Apache driven Solaris box, responsible for virtual hosting several sites, was configured correctly to maintain several instances of the JVM for each customer. Chapter 9 Integrating the Apache HTTP Server is just plain funny. If you delete the "What is Apache" section along with the pictures, weak example and summary, the chapter is only a few paragraphs long! Zero help!If you enjoy books that are essentially general overviews and contain remotely related content that can be better handled by other dedicated books, then this book is for you!I just purchased "Professional Apache" by Peter Wainwright and was very impressed with the level of detail given by Peter. Buy it if you want REAL information regarding the configuration and management of Apache. I am still hunting for one of similar caliber for Jakarta-Tomcat!
Product: Book Hardcover
Title: MCDBA Administering SQL Server 2000 Study Guide (Exam 70-228)
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Authors: Joyjit Mukherjee
Rating: 2/5
Title: MCDBA Administering SQL Server 2000 Study Guide (Exam 70-228)
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Authors: Joyjit Mukherjee
Rating: 2/5
I used this book to prepare for the SQL 2000 test (70-228) and it seemed like it was a very informative book. That is until you actually begin to use what you get from the book against whats in the test. The book doesn't cover quite a bit of material that is on the test, and gives you very minimal information about other things. It does cover replication quite well, and it has good information on setting up jobs/alerts/DTS/etc... It's a big book, but the vast majority of it is "filler" that uses overly complicated descriptions and LOTS of screenshots to walk you through tasks. Also, the included CD is useless. It has an a copy of the book on CD, and ONE sample test with just 45 questions (many of them from inside the book). I just passed the test with a 950, but thats only after I used several other resources to fill in the many gaps. Overall 2 1/2 stars.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: SQL Server 2000 Developer's Guide
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Authors: Michael Otey, Paul Conte
Rating: 3/5
Title: SQL Server 2000 Developer's Guide
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Authors: Michael Otey, Paul Conte
Rating: 3/5
The book title is some what misleading since there is a lot of coverage on front end developement. When I purchased this book I was expecting a strictly SQL Server Developer book, not a visual basic programmers reference, it also through me off when I discovered 4 chapters dedicated just to SQL Server Administration. If you want a jack of all trades book then this book might help, but it is certainly not just strictly for SQL Server development only which is what I was looking for.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Professional SQL Server 7.0 Programming
Publisher: Wrox Press
Authors: Rob Vieira
Rating: 5/5
Title: Professional SQL Server 7.0 Programming
Publisher: Wrox Press
Authors: Rob Vieira
Rating: 5/5
This is THE book that helps you to sort and order all knowledge that you may have on SQL Server programming. Though some stuff you may already know, author will help you to understand WHY this works a certain way (very few books can claim this) so developer will make a well based decision.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Unleashed (2nd Edition)
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Ray Rankins, Paul Jensen, Paul Bertucci
Rating: 5/5
Title: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Unleashed (2nd Edition)
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Ray Rankins, Paul Jensen, Paul Bertucci
Rating: 5/5
If you really want to know the internals of database page structures, the chapter 30th of this book gives you all the details. By using the DBCC page, now it clarified a lot for me. This chapter alone is worth the price of the book! My rating is solely based on this chapter. Other chapters may not have the depth you need.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: MCSA/MCSE/MCDBA: SQL Server 2000 Administration Study Guide, 2nd Edition (70-228)
Publisher: Sybex
Authors: Rick Sawtell, Joseph L. Jorden, Lance Mortensen, Joseph Jorden, Lance Mortensen, Rick Sawtell
Rating: 2/5
Title: MCSA/MCSE/MCDBA: SQL Server 2000 Administration Study Guide, 2nd Edition (70-228)
Publisher: Sybex
Authors: Rick Sawtell, Joseph L. Jorden, Lance Mortensen, Joseph Jorden, Lance Mortensen, Rick Sawtell
Rating: 2/5
I really enjoyed this book. It's explaniations are incredibly good and it explains SQL Server very well.However, the exam questions suck.Two Examples:Page 230: Question 4 - It says the correct answer is D, but there is no such command as sp_grantaccess ( It should be sp_grantdbaccess )Page 232: Question 8 - again, there is no such command as sp_activateapprole, it's sp_setapprole.I could go on, but it's really frustrating trying to use a book for an exam when it misleads like this.
Product: Book Hardcover
Title: Inside Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Authors: Ron Soukup, Kalen Delaney
Rating: 4/5
Title: Inside Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Authors: Ron Soukup, Kalen Delaney
Rating: 4/5
If you only have one reference for SQL 7..this is it.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Oracle PL/SQL Programming: Guide to Oracle8i Features
Publisher: O'Reilly
Authors: Steven Feuerstein
Rating: 3/5
Title: Oracle PL/SQL Programming: Guide to Oracle8i Features
Publisher: O'Reilly
Authors: Steven Feuerstein
Rating: 3/5
The technical content of this book will not dissapoint you. I owe Steven at least a million dollars (-:)) for all the times his books have saved my as* when coding pl/sql. The most interesting thing about this book is not the technical content, but the political views Steve dumps on you via the coding examples and in the dedication of the book ("Free Mumia" of all causes). I don't know about you, but the last thing I want to pay for is political sermon from a pl/sql expert.
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
A 'rational' approach to out-of-control technical book values.I picked up this book mainly because my jaw dropped at the price. I was expecting a glossed-over shot at the subject matter, but this was no 'XYZ for Dummies' re-bake. I was surprised and thrilled at the quality and depth they were able to stuff into such an offering. Even the compact size is brilliant, I can fit it almost anywhere. Nice screen shots, tables, and tips. I can't wait for more titles.
