IT programming books related reviews
Product: Book Paperback
Title: SQL Queries for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Data Manipulation in SQL
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Authors: Michael J. Hernandez, John L. Viescas
Rating: 5/5
Title: SQL Queries for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Data Manipulation in SQL
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Authors: Michael J. Hernandez, John L. Viescas
Rating: 5/5
Reads easy, MCSE's the info you NEED about SQL is right here. Read this book before any and all other sql primers. Thank you Michael J. Hernandez and John L. Viescas.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Admin911: SQL Server 2000
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Authors: Brian Knight
Rating: 5/5
Title: Admin911: SQL Server 2000
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Authors: Brian Knight
Rating: 5/5
I've been looking for a long time for a good admin book. I hate buying an entire book just to only have one paragraph on text I didn't know already. This book is filled with best practices and is to the point. It already assumes that you know how to create a database and all the basics and starts at a more practical level. Without a doubt, this is a buy!
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Beginning Php 4 (Programmer to Programmer)
Publisher: Peer Information
Authors: Chris Lea, Allan Kent, Ganesh Prasad, Chris Ullman
Rating: 1/5
Title: Beginning Php 4 (Programmer to Programmer)
Publisher: Peer Information
Authors: Chris Lea, Allan Kent, Ganesh Prasad, Chris Ullman
Rating: 1/5
I have long been a fan of Wrox books, but if "Beginning PHP4" had been the first one I read, I probably would not have purchased another. It solves no problem that exists. If you have never programmed, it will not teach you how. If you have, the book is sufficiently chaotic in its organization, and lacking in rigor, that you will find it difficult to get the information you want. And if once read, the book should be discarded, because it cannot be used as a reference.In an attempt, presumably, to produce a book that is not overly burdensome for a "beginner," descriptions are frequently sloppy and filled with half-truths. The authors would have been much more successful in appealing to the inexperienced reader by significantly reducing the size of the book. Few in the target audience want to start with a 750+ page volume.As an example of the sloppiness I indicated above, the authors go to the trouble to distinguish between "parameters" and "arguments," and then immediately use the terms with exactly the opposite meanings. For the purists among us, there is also a misuse of "less" and "fewer." Finally, there are frequent references to appendices that do not exist.For anyone interested in PHP, I would recommend "Professional PHP Programming" if you want to stay in the Wrox family. Being published in 1999, it lacks the latest information on PHP 4, but it also suffers from none of the flaws in "Beginning PHP 4."
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Apache: the Definitive Guide (With CD-ROM)
Publisher: O'Reilly
Authors: Ben Laurie, Peter Laurie
Rating: 3/5
Title: Apache: the Definitive Guide (With CD-ROM)
Publisher: O'Reilly
Authors: Ben Laurie, Peter Laurie
Rating: 3/5
While this book did serve as a good introduction to the subject, I don't feel that it deserved the name "definitive guide". It seems to assume that the reader is setting up a small website in house but most of those people would probably be hosting with ISPs. Those reading this book would probably be looking for a more advanced book and that isn't to be found here.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Professional Apache (Professional)
Publisher: Wrox Press
Authors: Peter Wainwright
Rating: 5/5
Title: Professional Apache (Professional)
Publisher: Wrox Press
Authors: Peter Wainwright
Rating: 5/5
The book has a step-by-step explanation of everything that Apache does and you can do with Apache. It even has tutorials on basics like regular expressions, HTTP headers. If you want a book that tells you about Apache -- this is it. You dont need another. In a single word , fantastic.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Professional Data Warehousing with SQL Server 7.0 and OLAP Services
Publisher: Peer Information Inc.
Authors: Sakhr Youness
Rating: 4/5
Title: Professional Data Warehousing with SQL Server 7.0 and OLAP Services
Publisher: Peer Information Inc.
Authors: Sakhr Youness
Rating: 4/5
I was hesitant to buy this book at first when I read some of the reviews online. However, when I started to look at it in the book store I found that it is the book that the book was very nicely written and structured. It is written for someone who does not have a background in data warehousing and OLAP, but yet, provides a great deal of knowledge by the time you finish reading it. I found that the book satisfies my needs. I have been using this book as a reference for Microsfot OLAP Services for the last three months and it helped me with a couple of projects already. For those who do not like the book, please keep in mind that if it does not satisfy your particular need, it does not mean that it is not a good book that can help others.
Product: Book Hardcover
Title: MCDBA SQL Server 7 Administration Study Guide (Book/CD-ROM Set)
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media
Authors: Syngress
Rating: 3/5
Title: MCDBA SQL Server 7 Administration Study Guide (Book/CD-ROM Set)
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media
Authors: Syngress
Rating: 3/5
I prepared myself with this book, I read all the book, I did all the tests, I ran the CD Test and I still think is not good enough. I realized that when I comfront myself with a good book called "MCSE Readiness Review for 70-028 Exam" that book showed me I was not in good shape for the exam. I Use another book called "SQL Server 7.0 Administrator's Companion" I was able to address 80% of the issues for the exam which BTW I happend to passed very well. The exam is very loaded with questions on 3 main areas: Replication, Backup & Recovery and Security. I think the MCDBA book does not address the cases, details of those areas to prepare you for the Exam.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Optimizing Transact-SQL : Advanced Programming Techniques
Publisher: SQL Forum Press
Authors: David Rozenshtein, Anatoly Abramovich, Eugene Birger
Rating: 5/5
Title: Optimizing Transact-SQL : Advanced Programming Techniques
Publisher: SQL Forum Press
Authors: David Rozenshtein, Anatoly Abramovich, Eugene Birger
Rating: 5/5
This book provides the definitive approach for the cross-tabulation/row positioning problem. The techniques presented in this book will stimulate new and innovative approaches to improve performance. This is not a How-To Cookbook. Every time I re-read this book, I find ideas and inspiration to help me solve today's programming challenge. If you develop stored procedures, you must have this book.
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
The book is easy to read and it covers material in more detail than Exam Cram books. It helped me to understand the indexes better. I can't say that you can pass the exam just by reading this book (I used Exam Cram and Transcender tests as well and I passed on the first attempt) but it is a good supplemental material.
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
Very informative book that examines the SQL Server rather than the SQL Language. Good coverage of history. Well written and an enjoyable read.
