IT programming books related reviews
Product: Book Textbook Binding
Title: SQL Server System Administration (The Landmark Series)
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Chris Miller, Sean Baird, John Lynn, Michael Hotek, Denis Darveau
Rating: 5/5
Title: SQL Server System Administration (The Landmark Series)
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Chris Miller, Sean Baird, John Lynn, Michael Hotek, Denis Darveau
Rating: 5/5
I really don't know what the previous reviewers are talking about. As a former Oracle DBA (one who is interested in the internals) this book gives the reader a great deal of information regarding the architecture of SQL Server 7.0. It is not a 'click here to do this' type of book. You do have to have a reasonable understanding of what a computer is to comprehend most of it. It is always on my desk and I give it a buy recommendation.
Product: Book Hardcover
Title: OCP Introduction to Oracle9i: SQL Exam Guide
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Authors: Jason Couchman
Rating: 4/5
Title: OCP Introduction to Oracle9i: SQL Exam Guide
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Authors: Jason Couchman
Rating: 4/5
This book is well organized and easy to read/understand, a great book. However, there are quite a few typo's. The errors are easy obvious and easily verify-able. I haven't taken my OCP exam yet, but I definitely enjoyed my learning so far!
Product: Book Paperback
Title: PHP and MySQL for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Authors: Larry Ullman
Rating: 5/5
Title: PHP and MySQL for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Authors: Larry Ullman
Rating: 5/5
I'm a newbie to both PHP and MySQL on Mac OS X. I'm learning from this book and from the PHP/MySQL for Dummies. This is the better book. It has lots of good information, clear writing, and easy to follow tutorials. The graphic display of PHP code is very easy to follow: as the author modifies scripts to teach new concepts, the new code is presented in red in the code listings. In just a few days I've gone from knowing nothing about PHP and MySQL to writing my own PHP code. If you're trying to learn how to use PHP and MySQL this is the book to get (along with the MySQL users manual).
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Beginning Visual Basic SQL Server 7.0
Publisher: Wrox Press
Authors: Thearon Willis
Rating: 4/5
Title: Beginning Visual Basic SQL Server 7.0
Publisher: Wrox Press
Authors: Thearon Willis
Rating: 4/5
I own 2 books written by Thearon Willis, this book and "Beginning SQL Server 2000 for Visual Basic Developers". Both books are excellent. Combining this book and Rob Vieira's "Professional SQL Server 7.0 Programming", I got a very knowledgeable skill set that combines Visual Basic 6.0/5.0, SQL Server 7.0 and RDO/DAO. If you have to maintain applications written in Visual Basic 6.0 and earlier or if the database is SQL Server 7.0, you will want to read this book. Please note: if you want to use latest ADO, you may have make some minor modifications to the examples in this books.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Php 4 Bible (Bible (Wiley))
Publisher: Hungry Minds
Authors: Tim Converse, Joyce Park
Rating: 2/5
Title: Php 4 Bible (Bible (Wiley))
Publisher: Hungry Minds
Authors: Tim Converse, Joyce Park
Rating: 2/5
This book tries its best to quickly cover every single subject about the new PHP4 to lure buyers. But regretfully fails to get into the matter deep enough to really understand what's going on. The examples that are given use huge letters and the lines wrap, which gives us some eye-shatteringly ugly code. Also, the two writers use a very different style, one uses very official language which is fine, but the other uses jokes and a more romantic kind of writingstyle, which confused me sometimes (what?? is this a joke or what??). Don't go for this one, opt for a more expensive but more valuable book if you want to get into PHP.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Sams Teach Yourself Apache 2 in 24 Hours
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Daniel Lopez
Rating: 5/5
Title: Sams Teach Yourself Apache 2 in 24 Hours
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Daniel Lopez
Rating: 5/5
I wasn't sure about this book at first. I am usually a big fan of the O'Reilly books, however there Apache Book is garbage. This book, had quite a bit of useful information. It has a whole chapter devoted to WebDav, which is nice. It is full of good recommendations. If you are new to apache, then this is a great book. There isn't much information in the book that can't be found on the web, however, if you are not familar with Apache finding the information you need would be very difficult.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes, Third Edition
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Ben Forta
Rating: 5/5
Title: Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes, Third Edition
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Ben Forta
Rating: 5/5
I was tired of heading to the Tech department to find out how to retrieve & arrange the data I wanted from existing tables. This book is just what I was looking for: examples of correct syntax & statements, without the pages & pages of technical jargon.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: SQL Server Security Distilled, Second Edition
Publisher: Apress
Authors: Morris Lewis
Rating: 5/5
Title: SQL Server Security Distilled, Second Edition
Publisher: Apress
Authors: Morris Lewis
Rating: 5/5
If you are responsible for a SQL Server database, can you afford not to think about security? Of course not. And this book definitely puts you on the right track. It offers a great great and encompassing view of the issues we as IT professionals face when it comes to SQL Server Security. It's not the same old best practices, rather it explains the why's behind the how's.
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: 2/5
Title: The Practical SQL Handbook: Using Structured Query Language (3rd Edition)
Publisher: Pearson Education
Authors: Judith S. Bowman, Sandra L. Emerson, Marcy Darnovsky
Rating: 2/5
I purchased this book but just returned it because I was looking for better examples of nested queries and this book focused on more high level simplistic queries. I guess the method used to display information was okay for a beginner.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: PHP and MySQL for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Authors: Larry Ullman
Rating: 5/5
Title: PHP and MySQL for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Authors: Larry Ullman
Rating: 5/5
I noticed that there is a new edition that covers PHP 5 so you might want to check for the most recent edition.I liked the book for the clear explainations of the code presented and tips that go along with each section. While experienced programmers might enjoy just seeing code, I appreciate the explainations that accompany the examples. Coming in with no knowledge, a reader will be able to learn a good foundation of skills.
