IT programming books related reviews
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Essential PHP for Web Professionals
Publisher: Pearson Education
Authors: Christopher Cosentino
Rating: 5/5
Title: Essential PHP for Web Professionals
Publisher: Pearson Education
Authors: Christopher Cosentino
Rating: 5/5
This book has been a big help since I'm a beginner at PHP. It's very informative although I do find most of the same stuff online.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Web Development with Apache and Perl
Publisher: Manning Publications
Authors: Theo Petersen
Rating: 4/5
Title: Web Development with Apache and Perl
Publisher: Manning Publications
Authors: Theo Petersen
Rating: 4/5
i haven't finished all of the book(mainly part2 & part4), but base on my experience so far, it's a well-written book.
this book gives you wonderful idea about how to write perl web applications with apache. for someone like me, whom have been using perl for 2 years (mostly are on system side), it's good to get throughout idea for doing User Authentication with session,cookie etc. btw, the code examples are easy to grasp too.i particularly like Part 4 site managerment. it describes how to run mod_perl + apache server. with fine tunneing, server side config, load banlancing.don't forget, mod_perl website has a lot config/coding detail too. and also if you are especially interested in writing mod_perl application, i would recommend "mod_perl Developer's Cookbook".
Product: Book Hardcover
Title: MCSE/MCSD: SQL Server 7 Database Design Study Guide
Publisher: Sybex Inc
Authors: Kevin Hough
Rating: 1/5
Title: MCSE/MCSD: SQL Server 7 Database Design Study Guide
Publisher: Sybex Inc
Authors: Kevin Hough
Rating: 1/5
I've used Sybex books exclusively for MS exams and have alwayspassed with flying colors. With that in mind, I bought this book,expecting the same quality. This book is in sad shape, and PLEASE takemy words and everyone else who has posted on this book.... DON'T WASTEYOUR MONEY...This was the first exam that I've failed and this bookdoesn't hold a candle to the information and detail you mustcomprehend to successfully sit this 3 hourexam. (MCP,MCSE,MCP+I,MCSE+I,A+,N+,I-Net+,CCNA , and hopefully soonwill be MCDBA!) <by the way, the Sybex CCNA book by Todd Lammle isGREAT! >
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
This is a superb book for all levels of programming ability. I have had to use many reference and "how-to" books in the past, and this one is head-and-shoulders above all the rest.
It covers pretty much all the main things you need to know about PHP/MySQL -- enough that it allowed me to set up a huge Web site for a new client using PHP/MySQL technology. I am not a programmer per say, either - I just had minimal programming background when I picked up this book.
In addition to its thorough content and lack of errors (I can't tell you how many other programming books I have encountered that have crucial typos in the actual code examples!), this book is extremely well organized and well written. It was such a pleasure to read that I took it with me on vacation - and actually read it! PHP/MySQL is a great technology, and this books brings it all together nicely.
As a bonus - all the codes used in the book are available for free download, and, even better, you can communicate with the author (and other PHP/MySQL programmers) via an online forum! Larry Ullman helped me troubleshoot a problem I was having with MySQL - and the simple advice he offered has become useful in other situations as well.
I can't recommend this book enough. I am extremely critical of books and writing in general (my formal educational background is in copy editing!), but I can honestly say that this is the only PHP/MySQL book I own, and the only one I need!
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Advanced PHP for Flash
Publisher: Wrox Press
Authors: Steve Webster, Matt Rice, Havard Eide, Jacob Hanson, Todd Marks, James Palmer, Kev Sutherland
Rating: 1/5
Title: Advanced PHP for Flash
Publisher: Wrox Press
Authors: Steve Webster, Matt Rice, Havard Eide, Jacob Hanson, Todd Marks, James Palmer, Kev Sutherland
Rating: 1/5
1. too many errors2. the codes don't work.. and you don't get support from the team that put them together... you will have to be overly nice to even here... "Oh! we will get back to you" from them3. Full e-commerce app? what is an e-commerce system without a checkout feature? they basically leave out all the meat and expect you to work at the same projects you bought the book for on your ownbasically, looks more like a couple of tutorials taken from the internet and thrown together in the form of a book in a hurry to capture the market before a better one does. LEAVE IT ON THE SHELF!!
Product: Book Paperback
Title: SQL Server Developer's Guide to OLAP with Analysis Services
Publisher: Sybex
Authors: Mike Gunderloy, Tim Sneath
Rating: 5/5
Title: SQL Server Developer's Guide to OLAP with Analysis Services
Publisher: Sybex
Authors: Mike Gunderloy, Tim Sneath
Rating: 5/5
Its a good book to get introduced to analysis services. It teaches everything that you need to know to get going. The sample code in Visual basic is a real add-on..Recommended highly
Product: Book Paperback
Title: A Visual Introduction to SQL
Publisher: Wiley
Authors: David Chappell, J. Harvey Trimble
Rating: 5/5
Title: A Visual Introduction to SQL
Publisher: Wiley
Authors: David Chappell, J. Harvey Trimble
Rating: 5/5
I saw this book in a bookstore and it did not look very impressive based on price to number of pages ratio but I had a look at it, and after trying to learn SQL from some other books, this was a breath of fresh air. This is a book you can blow though quickly, doesn't require access to a computer or even much knowledge of any particular relational database system. I read thorough half of it in a few hours, but by that time I had developed a working knowledge of SQL. (Without ever sitting at a computer). They use a visual technique and repetition to show exactly what the SQL commands are used for, and how to use them to get what you need from the database. It covers your plain vanilla SQL and so may be 'slightly' different in syntax from the SQL your database uses (but in my experience, the changes are very very minor (eg, Transact SQL does not require a semicolon at the end of a statement)). This is an awesome book for anyone trying to 'figure out' SQL. Really lets you s! ee what the commands do and lets you understand it. I reccomended this book to a friend trying to learn SQL and he feels the same way about the book. SQL is really a pretty simple language, and this book makes the simplicity clear. Covers all major parts of SQL queries. Select, Update, making tables, altering tables, granting permissions, etc. Everything you need to get you started. IF you are trying to understand SQL, this book belongs on your desk. It was published in 1989 I think, but dont let that deter you. It is the best intro book on SQL I have ever seen!!!
Product: Book Paperback
Title: PHP Developer's Cookbook (2nd Edition)
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Sterling Hughes, Andrei Zmievski
Rating: 5/5
Title: PHP Developer's Cookbook (2nd Edition)
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Sterling Hughes, Andrei Zmievski
Rating: 5/5
This book takes PHP to the depth and reveals many of the methods and functions which can be only found out after years of extensive programming.The topics are very well organized. If you are looking forward to learn PHP grab this book.Although if you are looking for database sychronizations this book doesn't cover a lot.If you are looking for a PHP book other than Database applications this is the right one !!
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Writing Stored Procedures with Microsoft SQL Server: The Authoritative Solution
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Matt Shepker
Rating: 4/5
Title: Writing Stored Procedures with Microsoft SQL Server: The Authoritative Solution
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Matt Shepker
Rating: 4/5
This book really helped me to discover the proper and efficient use of Stored Procedures. You will be impressed to know what you can do with Stored Procedures. This book covers every aspect of dealing with Stored Procedures and really is a must have for any SQL Programmer.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: PHP Essentials
Publisher: Muska & Lipman/Premier-Trade
Authors: Julie C. Meloni
Rating: 1/5
Title: PHP Essentials
Publisher: Muska & Lipman/Premier-Trade
Authors: Julie C. Meloni
Rating: 1/5
I got this book because not only was it on sale, but I had just been assigned a PHP project at work. Having read the book, though, I must say that it's the worst computer book I've ever come across.First, for someone who is already a programmer such as myself (having used C, Perl, Lisp, etc. for years) the book is much too basic. I don't like to see the same 10-line example repeated half a dozen times with only minor changes. At many points, the author basically tells the reader "do it this way and don't ask questions." I don't like that, especially when the author seems to have contradicted herself. As a programmer, I was also shocked by the inaccurate presentation of sprintf() and other functions - turning them into special purpose functions. There were many other things badly done as well. Also, the language reference in the appendix is pretty lame.Secondly, this book I believe would be bad for those beginning to program. Maybe if you think that you can whip out a webpage with PHP and get rich fast this book would be a good buy. But for all others - stay away! The book doesn't teach programming. Functions are not covered. Control structures are basically ignored. The presentation of variables is badly done. This is very bothersome to me indeed.Finally, the scope of this book. I thought this was a book on PHP. So why do I have to wade through: how to install Apache & other web servers, a pathetic HTML "refresher", a discussion on database "theory", an SQL lesson, etc.? Another chapter filled with incomplete coverage of the functions for connectivity to 7-8 different databases. Then a chapter that's source code for some bloated e-commerce example.All things considered, a worthless book. It doesn't matter if you're a beginner or if you have lots of experience - please don't waste your time and money here.
