IT programming books related reviews
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Oracle PL/SQL 101
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Authors: Christopher Allen
Rating: 5/5
Title: Oracle PL/SQL 101
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Authors: Christopher Allen
Rating: 5/5
This book does a great job of showing the reader how to write excellent SQL and PL/SQL code. The prior couple of reviews here complain that the book doesn't go far enough into PL/SQL. Well duh! It's a 101 book! It's an introduction for beginners...don't expect it to cover the same material as an advanced PL/SQL book! It starts earlier and ends earlier...which makes it perfect for beginners, and for people who know other languages and want to learn more about SQL and PL/SQL.Overall, an excellent effort that delivers just what it promises.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: PHP3: Programming Browser-Based Applications with PHP
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Authors: Dave Medinets
Rating: 4/5
Title: PHP3: Programming Browser-Based Applications with PHP
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Authors: Dave Medinets
Rating: 4/5
Examples, working method and ideas are well expressed. I found a little lack in the number of php functions enumeration and explication; this could reduce the enormous opportunities offered by this language. Some code-mistakes. I'd advise it unless to intermediate linux / pc users, to already really good programmers, or to people who dispose a lot of time to spend to learn php!
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 is book of good quality, like the paper on which it is printed.Good things: 1. Good for all levels. 2. Practical with easy to follow examples. Is there anything than going straight to how to solve a problem and save your life time? 3. Very good examples of SQL query plan. Better than SQL on-line book. 4. Inside tricks of SQL server, undocumented commands. But use it with care, as indicated by the author. 5. It contains more than enough you need to know in order to write professional SQL on SQL server. 6. ..."Bad" things: 1. Some complicated SQL seem to have only academic value. I would use temporary tables and multiple SQL to simply maintenance. The idea should be to spend just enough brain cells to get things done properly. 2. ...As an experienced DBA and real SQL guru myself, I have to say this book is written for SQL gurus and people who want to become one.Jonathan
Product: Book Hardcover
Title: MCDBA SQL Server 2000 Database Design Study Guide (Exam 70-229)
Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill
Authors: Syngress Media Inc, Anil Desai, Jeffery Bane, Craig Robinson
Rating: 1/5
Title: MCDBA SQL Server 2000 Database Design Study Guide (Exam 70-229)
Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill
Authors: Syngress Media Inc, Anil Desai, Jeffery Bane, Craig Robinson
Rating: 1/5
I suppose the editor is to blame for my gripe. The grammar is this book is atrocious. I'm already at a disadvantage with my limited exposure to SQL Server 2000. I'm finding myself constantly re-reading paragraphs because of incorrect sentence structure and word tense. It makes reading so much faster and easier when the author/editor/publisher can put a damn sentence together. (...) I managed to pass the first three MCSE exams using a different series of books. I decided to try Syngress after reading some fairly positive things about the series. So far, I'm regretting my decision. I will push on and try to make it through, but it's been 3 days and I'm only on chapter 5! I managed to finish my previous readings in 3 days (as many as 15 chapters!). If I don't pass this exam - I will be adding to this review...
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Database Implementation Training Kit (Training Kit)
Publisher: Microsoft Press Rating: 5/5
Title: Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Database Implementation Training Kit (Training Kit)
Publisher: Microsoft Press Rating: 5/5
It is perhaps the best book in publication which extensively covers Microsoft SQL Server 7.0. A must for all who want to master the administration of this dymanic database tool.
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
I have read many computer books on different subjects over the last 12 months. Usually I come to amazon.com for advise on which book to buy. On many occassions I end up with a good book. With this book, I bought the best computer book ever written. I started with the notion of reading only a few chapters, now I am half way through and can't stop. If you are new the sql server 7, PLEASE BUY THIS BOOK. Thanks Rob. Hats off
Product: Book Paperback
Title: The ABC of SEO
Publisher: Lulu Press
Authors: David George
Rating: 5/5
Title: The ABC of SEO
Publisher: Lulu Press
Authors: David George
Rating: 5/5
The "ABC of SEO" is an alphabetic tour through the often obscure world and language of Search Engine Optimization and Marketing. All the important SEO subjects including competition analysis, keywords, links and page ranking algorithms are well and clearly covered. Although the A-Z format sounds dry the book is easy to read from cover to cover. The author provides many interesting anecdotes and asides and has an engaging writing style.
The "ABC of SEO" scores highly by pointing out both good and bad practices and is an ideal read for anyone thinking of hiring an outside optimization firm or who wants to put in place a methodology for a team working on websites. It would also be of great use to any web author or blogger wishing to optimize their own site.
The book does not assume any knowledge about search engine marketing beyond basic concepts of the Web and HTML. An ideal book for anyone wanting to better promote their website.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Microsoft Access Developer's Guide to SQL Server
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Andy Baron, Mary Chipman
Rating: 5/5
Title: Microsoft Access Developer's Guide to SQL Server
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Andy Baron, Mary Chipman
Rating: 5/5
In October 2000 I had to create a reliable Access / SQL-Server project but I did not find any useful documentation. A few months later I found this book and gladly it shows the same techniques I developed. If anyone tells you to migrate Access tables to SQL-Server read this book first !!! One remark though: the authors suggest to use Stored Procedures wherever you can. Using Views for Select queries is faster and you can put the SQL-statements in your VBA-code.
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: 3/5
Title: MCSE Training Kit : Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database Design and Implementation (Exam 70-229)
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Authors: Microsoft Corporation
Rating: 3/5
I would not recommend this book to someone who needs a comprehensive textbook or manual for SQL Server. I would recommend it to someone who feel they know SQL Server well and just want to get ready for the exam. It seems to do a pretty good job of identifying the exam objectives and giving you summaries and practice exercises for those subject areas.If there's a lot of stuff in the book that you don't know - or don't understand - then you probably need to learn more of the basics of SQL Server. Get another book, read Books Online, or maybe take a class. Use this book to identify your weakpoints - and then go from there.The CD contains a fully-functional 120-day evaluation copy of SQL Server Developer edition that you can install on your PC. This can really help because you need to practice things, and try stuff out in order to do well on the exam. The exam is oriented toward problem-solving, not just regurgitating facts. I don't see how anyone could pass the exam without being able to try things out and practice with it.
Product: Book Hardcover
Title: Microsoft SQL Server 7 Administrator's Guide
Publisher: Muska & Lipman/Premier-Trade
Authors: Ron Talmage
Rating: 1/5
Title: Microsoft SQL Server 7 Administrator's Guide
Publisher: Muska & Lipman/Premier-Trade
Authors: Ron Talmage
Rating: 1/5
My big problem with this book is the redundancy between it and the Microsoft documentation, particularly the BOL. Anything of value in this book is also in the BOL. The rest -- glib comments and generally poor writing -- you can do without. I'm a SQL Server trainer, and our books committee recently rejected this one for all the reasons above. Suggest that you do the same.
