IT programming books related reviews
Product: Book Paperback
Title: OCP Developer PL/SQL Program Units Exam Guide
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Authors: Steve O'Hearn
Rating: 5/5
Title: OCP Developer PL/SQL Program Units Exam Guide
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Authors: Steve O'Hearn
Rating: 5/5
This is a great book if you want to pass your pl/sql 101 exam.
Simple explanation but also nicely explained answers ,especially the trick ones!This one is a winner.Cheers!!!Tarry
Product: Book Paperback
Title: MCSE SQL Server 2000 Administration for Dummies (with CD-ROM, covers test #70-228)
Publisher: For Dummies
Authors: Rozanne Whalen, Dan Whalen
Rating: 2/5
Title: MCSE SQL Server 2000 Administration for Dummies (with CD-ROM, covers test #70-228)
Publisher: For Dummies
Authors: Rozanne Whalen, Dan Whalen
Rating: 2/5
Too many mistakes were made both in the context and CD-ROMs. Why don't they spend more time on quality control and stopping waste our time ?
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 recommend this book to every serious PHP programmer - Professional,Beginner or Intermediate.The Information presented in it will never fade!!
Product: Book Paperback
Title: MCSE Database Design on SQL Server 7 Exam Cram (Exam: 70-029)
Publisher: Coriolis Group Books
Authors: Jeffrey Garbus, David Pacuzzi, Alvin Chang, David Pascuzzi
Rating: 4/5
Title: MCSE Database Design on SQL Server 7 Exam Cram (Exam: 70-029)
Publisher: Coriolis Group Books
Authors: Jeffrey Garbus, David Pacuzzi, Alvin Chang, David Pascuzzi
Rating: 4/5
Unlike some of the exam cram series, this one could be both an exam readiness book as well as one to keep on the shelf for future reference. By itself it probably isn't enough to pass the exam but is well worth the $$ spent in preparing for the exam.
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
You'll be studying this one for years. This is the deepest computer book I think I've ever read. If you really want to get every last morsel out of it, you'll have to read through it at least ten times. There are techniques here that will take people years to really understand the significance of. There are advancements here in Transact-SQL that I've not seen anywhere else. The book is a goldmine of great code. My top 10:1. Performance tuning chapter2. Statistics3. Sets4. Hierarchies5. Select6. Undocumented Transact-SQL7. Cursors8. Stored Procedures and Triggers9. Views10. ConcurrencyTruly a masterful work - the best SQL book available for any platform.Dr. T
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
Though this book is way too advanced for the average beginner, if you have a bit of Transact-sql under your belt, the Guru's Guide is your fastest ticket to becoming an expert. The book assumes you've read through the Books Online, so if you haven't, you'll definitely want to before diving in. Once you have a basic foundation on which to build and extend your knowledge, you'll find a treasure trove of useful info and expert advice in this book. The chapters on Cursors, Statistical Functions, Fulltext Searching, and OLE Automation are chalk-full of expert insights and are masterfully done, as is the rest of the book. As a whole, the book is among the best technical books I've ever read. I consult on SQL Server projects large and small here in the Bay area, and I often carry the book with me from client to client. I find myself reading and re-reading passages to really glean all that's there. I can recommend this book without reservation.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Apache Server 2 Bible
Publisher: Wiley
Authors: Mohammed J. Kabir
Rating: 2/5
Title: Apache Server 2 Bible
Publisher: Wiley
Authors: Mohammed J. Kabir
Rating: 2/5
The book helped me get my Apache server up and running and also helped me understand the various server directives. Some of the later chapters look like they will be useful. The author was very responsive to a couple of questions I had and mentioned that he would be setting up a web site covering Linux and Apache, with Q&A, etc. This will be helpful in keeping up with the various changes that occur with new versions of Apache.
Product: Book Hardcover
Title: MCDBA SQL Server 7 Administration Study Guide (Book/CD-ROM Set)
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media
Authors: Syngress
Rating: 5/5
Title: MCDBA SQL Server 7 Administration Study Guide (Book/CD-ROM Set)
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media
Authors: Syngress
Rating: 5/5
This book covers the objectives for the SQL Server 7 administration exam in a reasonable way. However, it fails to achieve greatness because it is based on a beta version of SQL Server 7 (probably beta 3), and it came out long before anyone had seen the FINAL version of the Microsoft test. As such, the book has a few flaws and probably fails to cover some of the areas that will be important on the test. Even so, I found the book well worth the money I paid. In fact, unlike some of the other exam guides I've bought in the past, this one will stay on my shelf even after I pass.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Unleashed
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Sharon Bjeletich, Greg Mable
Rating: 4/5
Title: Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Unleashed
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Sharon Bjeletich, Greg Mable
Rating: 4/5
This was my first Unleashed series book. I was studying for my MCP in SQL Server 7, Using the Microsoft Official Curriculum. I decided to purchase this book in order to fill in the gaps. I a great book. No doubt about it. Chapters on Transactions, Locks, Indexing, VLDBS etc.. were great. I think I am an MCP in SQL Server today because of this book. Even though this book is written by many authors, you don't feel it. Buy it now.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft SQL Server 7 in 21 Days
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Richard Waymire, Rick Sawtell
Rating: 3/5
Title: Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft SQL Server 7 in 21 Days
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Richard Waymire, Rick Sawtell
Rating: 3/5
The authors obviously know what they are talking about. After all the glowing reviews here, I thought this book was for me. I need to get another book now though. There are mistakes, typos and some of the explainations are very minimal or occaisionally wrong e.g p 113 dbcc shrinkdatabase the explaination contradicts itself! I found I had to check everything with books online to be confident of its correctness. Useful though to know what to learn and a nice logical progression over the 21 days.
