IT programming books related reviews
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Professional PHP4 Programming
Publisher: Wrox Press
Authors: Deepak Thomas, Wankyu Choi, John Coggeshall, Ken Egervari, Martin Geisler, Zak Greant, Andrew Hill, Chris Hubbard, James Moore, Devon O'Dell, Jon Parise, Harish Rawat, Tarique Sani, Christopher Scollo, Chris Ullman, et al
Rating: 5/5
Title: Professional PHP4 Programming
Publisher: Wrox Press
Authors: Deepak Thomas, Wankyu Choi, John Coggeshall, Ken Egervari, Martin Geisler, Zak Greant, Andrew Hill, Chris Hubbard, James Moore, Devon O'Dell, Jon Parise, Harish Rawat, Tarique Sani, Christopher Scollo, Chris Ullman, et al
Rating: 5/5
I have been an ASP programmer for nearly 3.5 years now.It's almost 6 months now that i have dropped working on legacy operating syatems and had been on the lookout for an Open source scripting solution.I tried my hand at Perl, but i lost myself in the jargon.I picked up this PHP book on reviews from a friend at the bay area PUG and by golly!!! i seem to have stepped through the first half of this book with ease... it has definitely spurred my interset in learning PHP as an option for my work and i hope to learn a lot more from the entire book
Product: Book Paperback
Title: PHP Web Development with Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004
Publisher: Apress
Authors: Rachel Andrew, Allan Kent, David Powers
Rating: 3/5
Title: PHP Web Development with Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004
Publisher: Apress
Authors: Rachel Andrew, Allan Kent, David Powers
Rating: 3/5
I'd like to give this book five stars because I think the coverage of Dreamweaver in the area of PHP development is well written and effective. The problem is that the book meanders off topic here and there. Getting deep into basic Dreamweaver features like basic editing, HTML layout, and CSS, well before getting into PHP. It's not until chapter five (page 153) that we really start to get into PHP.
The coverage then goes off topic again after the introduction to PHP, to get into writing Dreamweaver extensions. Which while interesting, is probably not what the reader was expecting from the title of the book.
It's hard to compare this book with a straight PHP web development book because the PHP coverage is from the Dreamweaver GUI perspective, where you can use the server behaviors features to drag-n-drop fields onto the page.
For those looking for a soup to nuts book that covers using Dreamweaver to build dynamic PHP pages, you have found your book. For those looking for coverage of the PHP specific features of Dreamweaver, this book is worth the look. If you are looking for a reference or introduction to PHP, this is not the book you want.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Bible with CD-ROM
Publisher: Wiley
Authors: Paul Nielsen
Rating: 3/5
Title: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Bible with CD-ROM
Publisher: Wiley
Authors: Paul Nielsen
Rating: 3/5
I like this book and use it often. For the basic product, it is as good as Inside SQL Server.One area in which it could be better is depth. It makes the mistake of trying to cover too many topics. Many of them are simply glossed over. If you need good T-SQL advice, DTS info or replication recommendations, get another book or books in addition to this one.By and large though this is a book that you will find useful if you manage SQL Servers on a regular basis.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: The Practical SQL Handbook: Using Structured Query Language (3rd Edition)
Publisher: Pearson Education
Authors: Judith S. Bowman, Sandra L. Emerson, Marcy Darnovsky
Rating: 5/5
Title: The Practical SQL Handbook: Using Structured Query Language (3rd Edition)
Publisher: Pearson Education
Authors: Judith S. Bowman, Sandra L. Emerson, Marcy Darnovsky
Rating: 5/5
I consider this the best book around for introducing yourself to SQL. It is easy to read, written in plain English and explains jargon and terminology unique to SQL. Although SQL does have a background in logic and mathematics, most practitioners work more by intuition and experience than set theory. The authors give clear practical advice and detailed explanations of all aspects of the SQL language and how they are used. They explain the theory behind relational databases plainly and to a detail necessary to understand what you are doing. Common mistakes and answers to questions gleaned from the net round out the book. The is the best SQL book by far, well written and edited, with sensitive typesetting and pleasing cover art. The only thing it lacks is a web based approach to database querying. Although it supplies an excellent example by taking your through the building of a book store database (!) the examples are more generic with an older enterprise orientation. For the specifics of building database driven web sites lookup one of the good books on PHP or ASP programming.
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
What is new in SQL 7 is the content of this book. I really like how the author highlight every important points that had changed from SQL 6.X. From its relational engine to data architecture to store procedures, all the essential points and new features of SQL 7 are clearly presented. This book is a good resource for DBA who has general knowledge of SQL 6.X and needs to get up to date quickly on SQL 7. Although on the back cover it said for user level of intermediate to advanced, it is also a good book for beginners too.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: PHP for the World Wide Web : Visual QuickStart Guide (2nd Edition) (Visual Quickstart Guides)
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Authors: Larry Ullman
Rating: 4/5
Title: PHP for the World Wide Web : Visual QuickStart Guide (2nd Edition) (Visual Quickstart Guides)
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Authors: Larry Ullman
Rating: 4/5
The book covers elementary knowledge about PHP and a bit of intermediate level. It doesn't assume you to know anything about Web programming although you must understand a bit about HTML. It's a good book if you want to learn PHP from the very basic. It's not a book for you if you want to learn how to make an electronic application using PHP, though. The lessons are described in details with pictures accompanying them.
Product: Book Hardcover
Title: MCAD/MCSE/MCDBA Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database Design and Implementation, Exam 70-229, Second Edition
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Authors: Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Corporation
Rating: 1/5
Title: MCAD/MCSE/MCDBA Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database Design and Implementation, Exam 70-229, Second Edition
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Authors: Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Corporation
Rating: 1/5
This book is good for a person whom does not know any thing about SQL and Database Designing. If you are an Experience whom trying to get ready for the exam. then save your money and look for different one. This book will just wast your time.
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
At the price I paid, I would have expected this book to be more substantial. Instead, it's just a collection of reprints from SQL Forum. I'm not amused. Moreover, the techniques shown in these reprinted articles are rather obscure and difficult to read. I'd be hesitant to use them in my own code for fear of retribution by my team members. Other than limiting the number of SELECTs you write, I don't see any real advantage to them.
Product: Book
Title: PHP and MySQL For Dummies, 2nd Edition
Publisher:
Authors: Janet Valade
Rating: 3/5
Title: PHP and MySQL For Dummies, 2nd Edition
Publisher:
Authors: Janet Valade
Rating: 3/5
I'm not terribly impressed here. Sure it will help you get up to speed and offers a good introduction to basic PHP functions, but it really doesn't explain WHAT the code does, just that you need to type it in :).I had previously read ASP for dummies (and still use it as a reference) so this book is a bit disappointing.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: PHP and MySQL Web Development
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Luke Welling, Laura Thomson
Rating: 5/5
Title: PHP and MySQL Web Development
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Luke Welling, Laura Thomson
Rating: 5/5
I have been using / writing JavaScript for about 2 years. I am working now for a technical school that needs a bit of help with some of the day to day office apps. The cost of MS SQL 2000 EE or Oracle :( is a bit out of reach. I was asked to create a deluxe intranet with quit a few DB's and keep some kind of budget... A friend told me about PHP. Free, easy to learn, etc.. After purchasing 4 other books on the subject I bought this one.. OPENED ALL THE DOORS! That's about all I can say. If you are looking for what the title of the book says, you will get it! A couple of typo's and a few other small errors but the book delivers. Good luck with your scripting endeavors! Peace!
