IT programming books related reviews
Product: Book Paperback
Title: SQL Server 2000 Programming by Example
Publisher: Que
Authors: Carlos Rojas, Fernando Guerrero
Rating: 5/5
Title: SQL Server 2000 Programming by Example
Publisher: Que
Authors: Carlos Rojas, Fernando Guerrero
Rating: 5/5
I have finally found an author and book that are outstanding in the T-SQL arena. I have been searching for the last 2 years for a book I could teach an Introductory College level course from and wallla ... here it is.... My students are elated at the ease of navigation. The book is extremely well written. The test scores have nearly doubled since I switched to this book. The students are retaining more information and I even learned a few more tricks. Great book!
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Writing Apache Modules with Perl and C
Publisher: O'Reilly
Authors: Lincoln Stein, Doug MacEachern
Rating: 5/5
Title: Writing Apache Modules with Perl and C
Publisher: O'Reilly
Authors: Lincoln Stein, Doug MacEachern
Rating: 5/5
Doug and Lincoln's book is outstanding. I had no idea Apache could do so much. The book is also wonderful simply for the perl parts of the examples. The way the code is written is illuminating for many non modperl related programming issues.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: SQL Server 2000 Stored Procedure & XML Programming, Second Edition
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Authors: Dejan Sunderic
Rating: 2/5
Title: SQL Server 2000 Stored Procedure & XML Programming, Second Edition
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Authors: Dejan Sunderic
Rating: 2/5
My choice of this book was based on the reviews written here. After reading the book i wonder if the reviewers actually read the book. It is presented as book that should supply the reader with essential skills on programming stored procedures and using the ms sql 2000 server for XML output and .NET platform integration. But it is nothing more then a purely written book, that has more to say about visual inter Dev then visual studio.net ore visul studio 2003. Beside that it also describes avanced topics in general terms of no use to the developer, that wants to get the job done propperly. This is evident to everybody that actually read the book: As the subjects get more interesting - and complicated- the examples grows rapidly while the explainations scrimp to af few lines. The writter also left out basic commands as 'ref' and 'out' on parameters, which makes me wonder what else he left out. He also tries to give idees on how to develop in a distributed environment, but leaves out every important pitfall, that one has to be aware of in a multi processor environment. I cant imagine a distributed system where where every db runs on a server with only one processor - the system will be way to expensive, read your db lincences and you will know why. All togehter i got the impression that the writter pieced the book together from readings that didn't give him the sufficient knowledge to complete this book in a propper way. It is a waste of my time and money.
I'am sorry about my english - I'am in a hurry and pissed off.
Product: Book Hardcover
Title: Oracle8i Certified Professional SQL & PL/SQL Exam Guide
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Authors: Jason S. Couchman
Rating: 1/5
Title: Oracle8i Certified Professional SQL & PL/SQL Exam Guide
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Authors: Jason S. Couchman
Rating: 1/5
I do not know why but most (have not read all) of Couchman's books are filled with errors, have very poor indexes and in many areas the material covered is also very poor. The rest of this review was edited by Amazon!
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Product: Book Paperback
Title: PHP3: Programming Browser-Based Applications with PHP
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Authors: Dave Medinets
Rating: 1/5
Title: PHP3: Programming Browser-Based Applications with PHP
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Authors: Dave Medinets
Rating: 1/5
This is a PHP3 book and the current version is PHP4 -- so it behooves you to look for a good PHP4 book. I threw my copy away.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache in 24 Hours
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Julie C. Meloni
Rating: 5/5
Title: Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache in 24 Hours
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Julie C. Meloni
Rating: 5/5
Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache in 24 Hours is the kind of book I wish I had had when I started developing enterprise-level web applications for zdev Corporation back in the 90s. Back then, it was all about scouring USENET, Listservs, How-Tos, and FAQs while incessantly scratching your head. Although this book is very introductory, there are some good habits and excellent insights that even the more tried and true code-hacker might consider useful even after years of PHP/MySQL development (such as authentication schemes and some inner working of MySQL). It is astounding how simple the tools, techniques, and technology is seen through the eyes of Julie Meloni. Much simpler than I had believed since I really had to be baptised by fire, and the simplicity and easy-of-use of the package -- MySQL, PHP, and Apache -- is indisputable. Postnuke, PHP-Nuke, and the other Open Source CMSs are true killer apps today, and there are a million more open source applications your can easily download, install, and start using within a week if you first still your mind and enthusiasm long enough to work through the easy-to-grok lessons as they are laid out in Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache in 24 Hours. No doubt. You won't be sorry you took the time to measure twice before you cut once.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: PHP and MySQL Web Development, Second Edition
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Luke Welling, Laura Thomson
Rating: 5/5
Title: PHP and MySQL Web Development, Second Edition
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Luke Welling, Laura Thomson
Rating: 5/5
I have already developed some simple sites using PHP and MySQL after reading SAMS "Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache". However now I want to get things really going and found this book spot on.It gives a quick and clear intro to the foundations then leaps into some great code with lots of useful practical examples. The text is clear and very easy to follow especially of you who have had any programming experience before.After having a look at the other books around I would recommend this to people who want to move up a rung on their skill ladder or to beginners with some programming experience in C, VB or Java wishing to get into PHP.
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
If you have absolutely no knowledge of the rudiments of SQL Server 7.0, then buy this book. If you want to pass the test, look elsewhere. This book glosses over the exam objectives- certain key objectives are handled with single paragraphs!!!
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Oracle SQL*Plus: The Definitive Guide
Publisher: O'Reilly
Authors: Jonathan Gennick
Rating: 4/5
Title: Oracle SQL*Plus: The Definitive Guide
Publisher: O'Reilly
Authors: Jonathan Gennick
Rating: 4/5
This book finally answers a need for SQL*Plus users that need something more than a quick reference card, but not an inaccurate tome, like "Oracle 8: the complete reference". For instance, when it comes to looping, on page 254 you can read "There is no way to write a real loop using SQL*Plus." If you see this, you won't search through another 100 pages of manual trying to find a meaningful example. Excellent, correct, and an excellent balance between conciseness and completeness.I have even adopted this book for my undergraduate database class.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: MCDBA SQL Server 7 Database Design, Study Guide (Exam 70-29)
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies Rating: 1/5
Title: MCDBA SQL Server 7 Database Design, Study Guide (Exam 70-29)
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies Rating: 1/5
This book does practically nothing to help prepare for the SQL test. The examples are simplistic, the exam questions are nothing like you will see on the actual test, and the information hardly even qualifies this book as a reference. There's a lot to learn for this test. Don't get suckered into thinking that this will help.
