IT programming books related reviews
Product: Book Paperback
Title: MySQL and PHP From Scratch
Publisher: Que
Authors: Wade Maxfield
Rating: 5/5
Title: MySQL and PHP From Scratch
Publisher: Que
Authors: Wade Maxfield
Rating: 5/5
This book could not possibly be better for simply looking up syntax. If you already know how to program this is perfect. The only weak point is the printf format syntax, though even that is decent.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Advanced Transact-SQL for SQL Server 2000
Publisher: Apress
Authors: Itzik Ben-Gan, Tom Moreau
Rating: 4/5
Title: Advanced Transact-SQL for SQL Server 2000
Publisher: Apress
Authors: Itzik Ben-Gan, Tom Moreau
Rating: 4/5
I read some of the other reviews and I was wondering if we were reading the same book? I found this book extremely useful if not brilliantly written. In particular, I thought the section on triggers was extremely useful and helped me solve some problems we had been having in our installation.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: SQL Server 2000 Stored Procedure Programming
Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill
Authors: Dejan Sunderic, Tom Woodhead
Rating: 3/5
Title: SQL Server 2000 Stored Procedure Programming
Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill
Authors: Dejan Sunderic, Tom Woodhead
Rating: 3/5
Not too bad, but I feel like this book barely covers the basics, and goes nowhere near advanced topics. If you need the basics, check out Rob Vieira's Professional SQL Server 2000 Programming - the SQL 7 version of his book was by far the best place for beginners to learn SQL Server programming.
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 is a good study guide for Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 MCSE exams. If you are looking for an elective to complete your MCSE, and you choose this one, be prepared to spend a lot of hours getting to know the technical content in this book.
In the front of the book there is a chart that specifies which chapters to read depending on the exam you would like to take. I found 3 questions on the exam which were not covered in the chapters listed. If you are going to take both SQL Server tests, I recommend reading it all (900+ pages) and then taking both exams.
Product: Book Hardcover
Title: Guide to Sybase and SQL Server
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Authors: McGoveran D., C.J. Date
Rating: 5/5
Title: Guide to Sybase and SQL Server
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Authors: McGoveran D., C.J. Date
Rating: 5/5
Excellent reference guide to keep at work.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: SQL Server 2000 Stored Procedure Programming
Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill
Authors: Dejan Sunderic, Tom Woodhead
Rating: 1/5
Title: SQL Server 2000 Stored Procedure Programming
Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill
Authors: Dejan Sunderic, Tom Woodhead
Rating: 1/5
I returned my copy of this book yesterday for a refund. It's the sorriest excuse for a programming book I've ever seen. They use really thick paper to make the book seem longer, but they don't fool anyone. The book is quite possibly the worst programming book I've ever read.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: MCSE SQL 2000 Administration Exam Cram (Exam: 70-228)
Publisher: Coriolis Group Books
Authors: Kalani Kirk Hausman
Rating: 2/5
Title: MCSE SQL 2000 Administration Exam Cram (Exam: 70-228)
Publisher: Coriolis Group Books
Authors: Kalani Kirk Hausman
Rating: 2/5
I read the entire book in 2 days... there is nothing in the book to actually remember... No concepts are described... all you see in this book are the screen shots of Enterprise Manager...
Honestly I don't recommend this book. I didn't try the Microsoft press book.. If I were to choose between this book and the Microsoft press book I would go for the Microsoft press book because I am very sure that any other book will have more information than this book. This book has nothing at all.. believe me.. NOTHING to read for the test.
I have used several Exam Cram books before and all of them turned out to be very useful other than this book. This book is not at all comparable with other books so use other books for your preparation.
GOOD LUCK
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I rate books by what the author states as the goals for the book. The Introduction to any book should tell you this. Oracle 8 PL/SQL Programming states that the book "is appropriate for both experienced programmers who neet to know just the syntax for PL/SQL and its advanced features, and for novice programmers who are not familiar with other third-generation languages." While there is much to recommend in this book it does not fulfill its promise.Novice programers will find this book a diffuclt read. It does contain useful information, particularly when the authors delves into his expereinces. However it is not structured as an instruction text that a novice programmer can pick up and learn from. How does it work as a reference? The explinations of the syntax vary between encyclopedic, as in Chapeter 5: Built-in SQL Functions and lacking completenes as in Chapter 7: Subprograms: Procedures and Functions. In Chapter 5 the author catalogues over a hundred functions available in PL/SQL. If the goal is to be a reference work this is a fine approach. It is not very useful to a novice programmer trying to learn PL/SQL. For the novice cataloguse do not demonstrate how to put the pieces together.In Chapter 7 we are formally intorduced to the Procedured and Functions. The problem is each element of the all important features of the language is NOT explained. For example, the AS and IN clauses are presented in the specification of the formal syntax but are not explained in the chapter. This oversite would be acceptable if these terms had been discussed elsewhere. A check of the Index for pointer to an explination revealed nothing useful.With respect to this example we are left with one of two conlusions. Either there is not explination for these terms or the index is not up to the task of providing us a pointer. In either case it makes this work a poor reference. How are we supposed to find details when there is no path to them?
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Illustrator 10: Mastering Artistic Design
Publisher: Muska & Lipman/Premier-Trade
Authors: Sae Nan Chong, Hyun Sook Seo
Rating: 4/5
Title: Illustrator 10: Mastering Artistic Design
Publisher: Muska & Lipman/Premier-Trade
Authors: Sae Nan Chong, Hyun Sook Seo
Rating: 4/5
"Illustrator 10 - Mastering Art Design" is a very good training book. Similar to the Adobe Illustrator Classroom in the Book which is for beginners, this one is for those in the intermediate level. The book comes with a CD like most training design books.I was really impressed by the type of projects you learn and some of the things you create are really stylish and cool!I highly recommend this book but for those with at least some knowledge of Photoshop. This book is intended for the intermediate level. For instance, in the first project, you will need to make ruler guides and rotate the guide to an angle. Also, you will be dwelving into meshing and blending colors. This is not a beginner book to explain what meshing and blending is about.So, if you are a beginner, check out the Illustrator 10 bible. Then with a bit of knowledge you can dwelve into this book because you will be making really awesome things with this book. As for the book, it is easy to follow but it really asks a lot from you especially if you are good using the pen tool. I've used Illustrator for years and to this day, I'm not good with the pen tool. So, for this book on certain projects which asked to make something with the pen, I switched to the pencil tool, used a Wacom pen on my tablet and drew it (if you have good control with your mouse, use a mouse)Otherwise, it's a really good book. The type of projects are very glamorous and stylish compared to other Illustrator books with projects/training. Check it out!
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Microsoft SQL Server 2000: A Guide to Enhancements and New Features
Publisher: Pearson Education
Authors: Rahul Sharma
Rating: 5/5
Title: Microsoft SQL Server 2000: A Guide to Enhancements and New Features
Publisher: Pearson Education
Authors: Rahul Sharma
Rating: 5/5
An excellent resource. Our company has been working with SQL 6.5 and SQL 7.0 for the last couple of years and we have been thinking about migrating to SQL 2000. I was looking for a book that covers just the new stuff and enhancements rather than the basics which I am already familiar with.Also, I found the Chapters on Advanced DBA topics and the maintenance scripts especially the procedure for calculating the size of the database to be very useful. We have also been toying with the idea of supporting Oracle. Won't happen anytime soon but whenever that does happen, the chapters on the comparison of features will definitely help.Overall a great resource. Very good and comprehensive coverage. I will strongly recommend it.
