IT programming books related reviews
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
This book is chalk-full of useful example code. There are over 600 sample scripts - far more than any other SQL book. The code in the book is worth the price all by itself.Another thing I liked about the book is Henderson's singular ability for explaining thick technical concepts in a manner anyone can understand. I suspect he is a trainer or professor by trade, but I'm just guessing. He seems to anticipate the kinds of questions readers would ask were they able and answers them in advance. His conversational approach is friendly without being hackneyed. He educates you in a subtle, yet thorough fashion, in the manner you would expect, well, a guru to do.Bottom line: get this book if you want to become a T-SQL guru yourself.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Microsoft(r) SQL Server(tm) 2000 Analysis Services Step by Step
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Authors: OLAP Train, Reed Jacobson
Rating: 3/5
Title: Microsoft(r) SQL Server(tm) 2000 Analysis Services Step by Step
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Authors: OLAP Train, Reed Jacobson
Rating: 3/5
I will say this breifly:1. You are not going to learn more from this book than from the books on line included with sql server 2000.
2. The fact that the example of writing a cube from Excel didn't work makes me feel complete frustration. It was the reason why i bought this book.However the book is not bad if you are new to olap technics. It is a good introduction.(...)
Product: Book Paperback
Title: PHP3: Programming Browser-Based Applications with PHP
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Authors: Dave Medinets
Rating: 5/5
Title: PHP3: Programming Browser-Based Applications with PHP
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Authors: Dave Medinets
Rating: 5/5
I use PHP3 and mySQL extensively on my vtfood.com/trains web site, but up until now, it has been hard to find a well rounded PHP3 book. This book covers everything from installing PHP, understanding all aspects of PHP, connecting to databases (such as mySQL), pattern matching, working with CGI, XML, and many other goodies.I am a fairly experienced PHP programmer, but this book has shown me several advanced tricks that I didn't know about, mostly due to lack of time to research these types of things on my own.If you are a beginner, this book is perfect for you because the technical topics are covered in a straightforward, non-technical manner with lots of sample code to learn from.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Beginning Visual Basic SQL Server 7.0
Publisher: Wrox Press
Authors: Thearon Willis
Rating: 2/5
Title: Beginning Visual Basic SQL Server 7.0
Publisher: Wrox Press
Authors: Thearon Willis
Rating: 2/5
This is an excellent book if and only if you already have experience in Vb and SQL. Definitely not for beginners. Lots of very good learning examples easy to read and understand. Good tool for getting you up to speed quickly.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes, Third Edition
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Ben Forta
Rating: 5/5
Title: Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes, Third Edition
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Ben Forta
Rating: 5/5
This is a very focused basic book on structured query language (SQL). It doesn't go into super depth and doesn't talk much about database software administration or installation. It was perfect for me to learn how to construct efficient SQL queries covering all the basics.
Product: Book Hardcover
Title: MCSE Training Kit : Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database Design and Implementation (Exam 70-229)
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Authors: Microsoft Corporation
Rating: 1/5
Title: MCSE Training Kit : Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database Design and Implementation (Exam 70-229)
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Authors: Microsoft Corporation
Rating: 1/5
This book is way too generic to be a suitable study guide for the 70-229 exam. The exam has highly specific scenarios and drills in on esoteric subjects that you are probably not prepared for even if you use SQL Server 2000 everyday. The book and the exam are big disappointments!
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Optimizing Transact-SQL : Advanced Programming Techniques
Publisher: SQL Forum Press
Authors: David Rozenshtein, Anatoly Abramovich, Eugene Birger
Rating: 1/5
Title: Optimizing Transact-SQL : Advanced Programming Techniques
Publisher: SQL Forum Press
Authors: David Rozenshtein, Anatoly Abramovich, Eugene Birger
Rating: 1/5
Using functions that are nearly impossible to read to do what CASE can do for you is pretty darn silly. I bought the book without realizing how old it is -- it's circa 1994. A lot has changed since then, including the support of ANSI SQL '92's CASE function by most of the major DBMS vendors. Also, the code in this book trades efficiency for code paucity. Who cares whether you do something with a single SELECT? Isn't the idea to use the database as efficiently as possible? Cartesian products don't add up to efficiency. They add up to code that appears to run well against small data sets, but that will choke badly when faced with real data.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: PHP Functions Essential Reference
Publisher: Pearson Education
Authors: Zak Greant, Graeme Merrall, Torben Wilson, Brett Michlitsch
Rating: 5/5
Title: PHP Functions Essential Reference
Publisher: Pearson Education
Authors: Zak Greant, Graeme Merrall, Torben Wilson, Brett Michlitsch
Rating: 5/5
I do a lot of PHP web development. The books that use the most are "MySQL by Paul DuBois", and this one.I hear a lot of comments stating, "you can find it online". Yes, its true, you can. But, when you are writing code the last thing you want is another window open or spend valuable time trying to find an answer.The authors have done a great job laying this book out. The information is catagorized and aphabetized. There are short examples that do a good job of explaining how each function works. And what really sets it apart from others, is it tells you if the function has been deprecated and/or what version of PHP and OS supports it, it has a "see also" for each pertinent function, and a great layout(check out the sample pages). If you program using PHP, get this book. The time it saves is well worth the price. This book is for all levels of PHP programmers, novice to experts. Don't be fooled into thinking all you need is the downloadable manual from php.net. The manual is useful, but it doesn't work as well as this book.This book is always within arms reach when I'm programming and I'm sure it will be the same for you.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Google in 30 Pages or Less
Publisher: Timesaver Books
Authors: Timesaver Books
Rating: 1/5
Title: Google in 30 Pages or Less
Publisher: Timesaver Books
Authors: Timesaver Books
Rating: 1/5
I am a Search Engine Optimization and Link Buidling Expert Myself. I bought this book and I must say that this book is a good read for newbees and those who are trying to get into this arena of business. Though you need to learn a lot more. More about me at http://www.nakulgoyal.com
Product: Book Paperback
Title: SQL Server 7 Essential Reference
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Sharon Dooley
Rating: 5/5
Title: SQL Server 7 Essential Reference
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Sharon Dooley
Rating: 5/5
I had the privelege of working as a consultant alongside Sharon on a SQL Server project in '93-'94, and she was an expert way back then. (I was writing the VB front-end, and new to SQL Server.) She taught me more in the first month I was there than I had ever learned in any job before. She is not only one of the smartest & nicest people I've ever met, she is also absolutely the best at explaining *why* certain things should or shouldn't be done. This is a must-have, must-read book.
