IT programming books related reviews
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Professional PHP4 XML
Publisher: Peer Information
Authors: Luis Argerich, Chris Lea, Ken Egervari, Matt Anton, Chris Hubbard, James Fuller, Charlie Killian
Rating: 5/5
Title: Professional PHP4 XML
Publisher: Peer Information
Authors: Luis Argerich, Chris Lea, Ken Egervari, Matt Anton, Chris Hubbard, James Fuller, Charlie Killian
Rating: 5/5
I've been an advocator of PHP for as long as I can remember. Although many of my colleagues have taken heart to Java, I still am a strong advocator of open-source technologies and PHP is one of the most interesting. I was looking for a good reference about PHP and XML since many of my students have also been interested in doing some web development work along side of their academic circullum. Having come to me, I suggested that they learned PHP since it was easy to use and you could start building complex applications with the platform right from the get go. After having my students learn Professional PHP4 Programming last semester, I also thought the students really needed to expand their knowledge, so I purchased several copies of Professional PHP4 XML to review so I could recommend a good book for PHP and XML. After reviewing the book for the past few days, I must say I was incredibly impressed. I have shown the book to a few of my avid students and convinced them they should get the book to advance their careers. Knowing PHP and XML professional will be a great boost for them early on in their academic and professional careers and I can think of no practical books better than Wrox's Professional PHP4 XML.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Building Intelligent Databases With Oracle Pl/Sql, Triggers, and Stored Procedures (Oracle Series)
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Authors: Kevin T. Owens, Kevin T. Owens
Rating: 3/5
Title: Building Intelligent Databases With Oracle Pl/Sql, Triggers, and Stored Procedures (Oracle Series)
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Authors: Kevin T. Owens, Kevin T. Owens
Rating: 3/5
Do you know where to obtain an errata list for this book, Alexander
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Php 4 Bible (Bible (Wiley))
Publisher: Hungry Minds
Authors: Tim Converse, Joyce Park
Rating: 1/5
Title: Php 4 Bible (Bible (Wiley))
Publisher: Hungry Minds
Authors: Tim Converse, Joyce Park
Rating: 1/5
Very disappointed with this book. I have bought several other Bible series books and was very happy with them. I have had this book for a while now and everytime I run into a problem I grab the book and it gives me no help. The index is very poor ... you can't even look up a simple function like urlencode cause it isn't there! This is probably fine for a beginner but that is it cause once you get going with PHP there is no way you can use this book as a reference!!!
Product: Book Paperback
Title: PHP Developer's Cookbook (2nd Edition)
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Sterling Hughes, Andrei Zmievski
Rating: 4/5
Title: PHP Developer's Cookbook (2nd Edition)
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Sterling Hughes, Andrei Zmievski
Rating: 4/5
It's a good book! It suits me admirably. Starting from knowing no PHP I could code reasonable complex things within a week. However a few warnings to others. 1) It assumes you are an experienced programmer. An if you are not then this is not really the best first choice.2) It is tasked based. In other words you have to define the task in your mind (like I want to invert a character string) and find where it teaches that. So it is laid out in sections labeled 'Problem' and 'Solution'. egProblem: I want to locate a record in binary file and update it in place:Solution: A chunk of code which solves the problem.. ...often more than one way, then an explanation of how an why3) It is not a true reference. There are no tables of regular expressions, function lists, special symbols etc.4) If you know PERL then this IS the book for you as it draws frequent comparison and borrows from your perl experience. If you do not then it will be more difficult. (possibly other list based languages would do just as well)The above are criticisms in the true sense of the word. For me the book is excellent. Incidentally, it's a pig trying to switch backwards and forwards between PERL and PHP. They are JUST different enough that you keep using the wrong syntax - at least I am during these early days.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Visual Developer SQL Database Programming with Java: Creating Fast, Efficient Database Applications for the Web
Publisher: Coriolis Group Books
Authors: Bill McCarty, Bill McCarthy
Rating: 1/5
Title: Visual Developer SQL Database Programming with Java: Creating Fast, Efficient Database Applications for the Web
Publisher: Coriolis Group Books
Authors: Bill McCarty, Bill McCarthy
Rating: 1/5
I needed a book to give an efficient overview of SQL as used with the JDBC. This book has not suited my needs. In the "Why I Wrote This Book" section of the Introduction, the author says "There are many good books on SQL, but almost all focus on interactive SQL..." As far as I know, SQL is SQL whether it is used interactively (queries entered directly by end-user) or from application code. Also, this book contains way too much Microsoft Access and Microsoft SQL Server specific SQL, not the makings for a database-independent Java application.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Apache: the Definitive Guide (With CD-ROM)
Publisher: O'Reilly
Authors: Ben Laurie, Peter Laurie
Rating: 1/5
Title: Apache: the Definitive Guide (With CD-ROM)
Publisher: O'Reilly
Authors: Ben Laurie, Peter Laurie
Rating: 1/5
Usually purchasing an O'Reilly book on any topic is a virtual guarantee of excellence. This book is a notable exception. There are many other Apache books available, I can only encourage you to take a look at them. I have worked with Apache for several years, and this book fails me every time I turn to it for help. The on line documentation is excellent and is by far the better choice. This book skips over the essentials and the basics and wanders off to discuss odd topics that have never been of concern to me. Pretty much a waste of money and shelf space. Sometimes I do say good things, go read my review of Advanced Perl Programming by Sriram Srinivasan if you don't believe this.
Product: Book Hardcover
Title: Microsoft SQL Server 7 Administrator's Guide
Publisher: Muska & Lipman/Premier-Trade
Authors: Ron Talmage
Rating: 1/5
Title: Microsoft SQL Server 7 Administrator's Guide
Publisher: Muska & Lipman/Premier-Trade
Authors: Ron Talmage
Rating: 1/5
What is new in SQL 7 is the content of this book. I really like how the author highlight every important points that had changed from SQL 6.X. From its relational engine to data architecture to store procedures, all the essential points and new features of SQL 7 are clearly presented. This book is a good resource for DBA who has general knowledge of SQL 6.X and needs to get up to date quickly on SQL 7. Although on the back cover it said for user level of intermediate to advanced, it is also a good book for beginners too.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: PHP Developer's Cookbook (2nd Edition)
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Sterling Hughes, Andrei Zmievski
Rating: 2/5
Title: PHP Developer's Cookbook (2nd Edition)
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Sterling Hughes, Andrei Zmievski
Rating: 2/5
I'm a intermediate-advanced PHP coder. I own 13 PHP books, some I use more than others. The only book of the 13 that has NEVER been useful for a single thing was this (sorry) "cookbook." Explanations are poor and the index is horrible. I wonder if the people giving this book high marks have really tried to use it. For real answers to how to do things give me Professional PHP or PHP and MYSL Web Development. Or if you're really stuck and need a clue, check out the DevShed.com forums. Cookbook? More like "compost heap." I think the authors just decided to take a bunch or random code they'd written and paste it all together into a "book." Gosh, maybe I should take some of my old stuff and publish it too.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: From Access to SQL Server
Publisher: Apress
Authors: Russell Sinclair
Rating: 4/5
Title: From Access to SQL Server
Publisher: Apress
Authors: Russell Sinclair
Rating: 4/5
If you're trying to get into using Access Data Projects (.adp files) with Access 2000 and SQL Server data, this book is great in that most of the information you need is right here in one place. Russel has done us a great service, in that there is very little written about .adp's anywhere - for some reason Microsoft has kept it a "stealth" technology. I had to spend dozens of hours searching the web to come up with what's in Russell's book. In addition, Russell includes pretty much everything you need to know to get a very good start on working with SQL Server. In fact, outside of advanced SQL administration, the book is very useful as a SQL Server developer's reference. Russell has done a great job of packing a lot of useful information into this book. I've seen a number of books in the past few years with titles like "Client-Server Development in Access" that frankly were total flops. It's a hard thing to write about. But Russell has succeeded.
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: 4/5
Title: SQL Server System Administration (The Landmark Series)
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Chris Miller, Sean Baird, John Lynn, Michael Hotek, Denis Darveau
Rating: 4/5
I don't know why it is that reviewers tend to "jump on bandwagons" and follow what the previous reviewers say, as if by fear to be "unpopular". This book is great, it covers most of what you need to know about SQL Server 7, if what you want is to get started, and without having to read 1000+ pages full of reference and generic statements.This book is very well written, with a style that is unlike your "typical" technical book, as it is fresher and easy to follow.Perhaps its only downfall was that it lacked detail on certain key areas of interest, and at the same time it didn't cover some key commands and tools, but too few to find this book less than valuable.It is not the only book you want to own and because of that it is not a 5 star book as a super value. It is a 4 start because amongst other things, if you ever come across a tool you need a reference to, this book is not the book you want to have handy, because it is not a full reference.You will enjoy the read if you have no previous or very little SQL Server experience, otherwise it could go either way.
