IT programming books related reviews
Product: Book Paperback
Title: The Rational Guide to: SQL Server Reporting Services (Rational Guides)
Publisher: Rational Press
Authors: Anthony T. Mann
Rating: 5/5
Title: The Rational Guide to: SQL Server Reporting Services (Rational Guides)
Publisher: Rational Press
Authors: Anthony T. Mann
Rating: 5/5
This book provides an excellent jumpstart for those who need to quickly get up to speed on Reporting Services . It's clear, easy to read, and the price is certainly right. Within a couple of hours you'll have read the book and know enough to immediately get started.
Product: Book
Title: How to Use Google : The 30 Most Important Tips, Hacks and Tricks
Publisher:
Authors: Tod Sacerdoti
Rating: 1/5
Title: How to Use Google : The 30 Most Important Tips, Hacks and Tricks
Publisher:
Authors: Tod Sacerdoti
Rating: 1/5
I experimented with purchasing electronic books with this one. I must say that a search of the net provided far better advanced google search tips than this book. It was not worth the two bucks, period. This author could have done better by doing a google search on google tips and tricks. I do not recommend this book. Search for "How to really use google" by andrew wroblewski and steve robichaud on the internet...much better and FREE...
Product: Book Hardcover
Title: MCSE System Administration for Microsoft SQL Server 7
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Authors: Jeffry Byrne, Jeffrey Byrne
Rating: 1/5
Title: MCSE System Administration for Microsoft SQL Server 7
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Authors: Jeffry Byrne, Jeffrey Byrne
Rating: 1/5
This book is definitely not for passing the exam because the BCP parameters still in 6.5 format. Unbelievable !!!
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Designing SQL Server 2000 Databases for .Net Enter
Publisher: Syngress
Authors: Travis Laird, Robert Patton, Jennifer Ogle
Rating: 4/5
Title: Designing SQL Server 2000 Databases for .Net Enter
Publisher: Syngress
Authors: Travis Laird, Robert Patton, Jennifer Ogle
Rating: 4/5
The books focus is on SQL Server 2000 and its specific features that make it such a valuable database platform for any size organization. The books intent is to get administrators and developers up and running with the many features of SQL Server 2000 from creating database to working with Analysis Services. The art and science of "designing" databases is not specific to SQL Server and I would recommend "Designing Relational Database Systems" by Rebecca Riordan if your looking for beginner-intermediate level material on general database design. I hope the book helps in your endeavors with SQL Server 2000. Good luck.
Product: Book Hardcover
Title: Microsoft SQL Server 7 Administrator's Guide
Publisher: Muska & Lipman/Premier-Trade
Authors: Ron Talmage
Rating: 5/5
Title: Microsoft SQL Server 7 Administrator's Guide
Publisher: Muska & Lipman/Premier-Trade
Authors: Ron Talmage
Rating: 5/5
Not a very good book...Indide SQL Server by Ron Soukup is much better. The index in the back doesn't have hardly anything in it; I can never find what I'm looking for. When I do find it, there is never very much content on the topic, just a little fluff and some screenshots.There's the occasional nugget, but I wouldn't search through all the junk to get to it.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Programming Unleashed
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Dave Martin, John Papa, Marc Israel
Rating: 5/5
Title: Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Programming Unleashed
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Dave Martin, John Papa, Marc Israel
Rating: 5/5
This is without a doubt the best collection of advice for anyone working with SQL 6.5. It covers almost every aspect of SQL programming, and suprisingly covers a huge amount of useful information across each of its subject areas.I was the technical editor for this book, but I would honestly recommend this for anyone developing solutions using SQL Server.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: SQL Clearly Explained (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
Authors: Jan L. Harrington
Rating: 5/5
Title: SQL Clearly Explained (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
Authors: Jan L. Harrington
Rating: 5/5
This is one of the best SQL books I've read (and I've read many) because it explains the set theory concepts that underlie database design. After reading this book I have a much better appreciation for the SQL mechanism and I am much more creative with how I use it. This book is interesting to read, well presented and extremely useful. I recommend it for any SQL beginner, and for intermediate-level SQL users who would like a fresh angle on database design and function.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Joe Celko's SQL for Smarties: Advanced SQL Programming (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
Authors: Joe Celko
Rating: 4/5
Title: Joe Celko's SQL for Smarties: Advanced SQL Programming (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
Authors: Joe Celko
Rating: 4/5
Given the title I thought it would have more advanced advice for more challenging problems. I've been using SQL for a while, and I didn't really see any new or unique solutions in here. On the other hand, it is a solid treatment of the subject so I do recommend it if you are still new to SQL.
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: 2/5
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: 2/5
I am after the first two chapters and I'm not very impressed so far.
The first chapter contains a lot of names of different components of SQL Server without clear explanations useful in case of people new to SQL Server, too messy.
Chapter two contains terms without sufficient explanations and examples how to use them (isqlw, isql, osql for example).
If you are an expert in SQL Server you do not need this book but if you want to learn the book is too enigmatic so far.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Microsoft SQL Server Training: Hands-On, Self-Paced Training for Microsoft SQL Server Version 6.5
Publisher: Microsoft Pr Rating: 4/5
Title: Microsoft SQL Server Training: Hands-On, Self-Paced Training for Microsoft SQL Server Version 6.5
Publisher: Microsoft Pr Rating: 4/5
This training kit is good enough for you to pass the SQL Server 6.5 Exam (70-027). However, I would suggest people who want to use this training kit as study material to prepare for exam that better buy transcender practice exam because it's impossible for me to study this training kit once and pass. You need to know your weak spot in the exam so you can come back to this training kit to study more.Sometimes, this book does not give you very good explaination of some topics such as the fillfactor of index. I would also suggest readers to buy another SQL Server book as reference if you really want to dig into some topics.Eventually, this training kit is good enough for you to prepare for the exam. Everything you need to know is within this training kit. This is the very important point becuase you don't want to buy something that does not prepare you every topic you need to know to pass the exam.The difficulty I found is that you better get your hands dirty for those hands-on exercise in the training kit. It's kind of overwhaming for me and it does take me a lot of time on those hands-on exercise.FYI, I prepared the exam with the help of transcender simulated exam. With this two weapon together, you won't miss any thing. I passed the exam last week with the score of 82.4 percent in my FIRST trial. I would suggest readers better study this training kit more than once before you step into the test center.
