IT programming books related reviews
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Beginning PHP 5 and MySQL: From Novice to Professional
Publisher: Apress
Authors: W. J. Gilmore
Rating: 5/5
Title: Beginning PHP 5 and MySQL: From Novice to Professional
Publisher: Apress
Authors: W. J. Gilmore
Rating: 5/5
I have a bunch of PHP books and I have to say I have not picked the others up since this one has arrived. What I like about this book is that the examples are in digestable chunks and clearly explained. I am not a programmer by any means, but with this book I am able to create usable web interfaces that help me automate my job.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: SQL 3: Implmenting the SQL Foundation Standard
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Authors: Paul Fortier
Rating: 3/5
Title: SQL 3: Implmenting the SQL Foundation Standard
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Authors: Paul Fortier
Rating: 3/5
This book is good for beginners -- tells you the ins and outs of SQL. Advanced users can find this book useful also, but some concepts are missing from it. Easy to read, practical.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: SQL Instant Reference
Publisher: Sybex
Authors: Martin Gruber, Martin Gruber
Rating: 5/5
Title: SQL Instant Reference
Publisher: Sybex
Authors: Martin Gruber, Martin Gruber
Rating: 5/5
This is the most used of my SQL book collection - pure syntax, and some paltry notes. For the person who is really serious and doesn't want to read a tome that talks down to you.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: High Performance Oracle8 SQL Programming and Tuning
Publisher: Coriolis Group Books
Authors: Pete Cassidy
Rating: 1/5
Title: High Performance Oracle8 SQL Programming and Tuning
Publisher: Coriolis Group Books
Authors: Pete Cassidy
Rating: 1/5
This book was a major disappointment. It is verbose, poorly oraganized, and contains numerous minor mis-statements. This appears to have been written about ver 7.3 and then a chapter was added to claim to cover ver. 8. Not recommended.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Apache: the Definitive Guide (With CD-ROM)
Publisher: O'Reilly
Authors: Ben Laurie, Peter Laurie
Rating: 2/5
Title: Apache: the Definitive Guide (With CD-ROM)
Publisher: O'Reilly
Authors: Ben Laurie, Peter Laurie
Rating: 2/5
I am a computer professional and I got the book in order to install and run Apache on our company web servers. I do know my way around UNIX and NT, but I'm no system administrator.I was shocked at the bad reviews. I found this book to be a great read and organized as should be. The only reason I think someone would not like this book is if they are use to GUI tools in the Windows world. If you know UNIX/LINUX and aren't scared of OS command lines, this book is great. If you are a Windows geek, this book may not be that great, but let's face it, Apache and TCP/IP is UNIX at it's best.I found this book a good training source and reference manual.
Product: Book Hardcover
Title: SQL/400: A Professional Programmer's Guide (J. Rande Ibm)
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (Tx)
Authors: Tim Martyn, Tim Hartley, Richard Johnson
Rating: 3/5
Title: SQL/400: A Professional Programmer's Guide (J. Rande Ibm)
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (Tx)
Authors: Tim Martyn, Tim Hartley, Richard Johnson
Rating: 3/5
The authors do a good job of teaching beginners how to execute SQL on the AS/400. Unfortunately, there have been many enhancements in SQL on this platform since this book was written, and it is sorely out of date. The book can still be considered a good introduction, but it is insufficient for a reader who wants to be able to take full advantage of the SQL capabilities which have been introduced in OS/400 over the past three years.
Product: Book Hardcover
Title: MCDBA SQL Server 7 Administration Study Guide (Book/CD-ROM Set)
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media
Authors: Syngress
Rating: 5/5
Title: MCDBA SQL Server 7 Administration Study Guide (Book/CD-ROM Set)
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media
Authors: Syngress
Rating: 5/5
I just received this book today and have spent several hours going thought it. To the point. This book is based on a beta version of SQL 7. I have Beta 3, Release Candidate 1 (RC-1), and the Release To Manufacture (RTM) of SQL 7. An example is Figure 9-7, page 292. The screen capture is of a Beta version as the left pane DOES NOT match either RC-1 nor the RTM version.This is but another example of rushing to publish, in order to be first, a book not yet ready. I have had RC-1 for six months now. Why did not the author nor the publisher update the screen captures? I keep seeing more and more of this from Osborne.I took the Beta exam 70-028 and of the 114 questions several were on Roles, permissions, etc yet this book has but a few pages!!!! covering this.Leave this book on the shelf. If neither the author nor publisher cared enough to use something better than a Beta version to write/publish a book nor sit for the Beta Exam what do you think your odds are of getting what you need to pass the exam as the title suggests?????Regards
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Professional SQL Server 7.0 Programming
Publisher: Wrox Press
Authors: Rob Vieira
Rating: 5/5
Title: Professional SQL Server 7.0 Programming
Publisher: Wrox Press
Authors: Rob Vieira
Rating: 5/5
I do not gush with superlatives like some of the reviews I read on this book, but I wanted to give a very realistic evaluation of this book, as it fulfilled the purposes for which I bought it. I am a DBA who needed a solid reference on development, and a book to solidify my background, and prepare me to take the 70-029 exam. There seems to be a particular shortage of good study guides for this test (and it is one seriously nasty test - just as the author of this book says it is). I found the book to be very good for both purposes. The code, and examples make every area very clear, and easy to learn, and build on. Nothing is left uncovered.It is especially useful for beginning to intermediate level developers or DBA's. Beginners will be able to follow (if they work the code, and examples given in the book), and the intermediate level will not be bored with it.For those looking for a good solid study book to prepare for 70-029, I recommend this whole-heartedly (Although I will disagree with another reviewer who said this book is sufficient to also pass the 70-028 - it is not an admin book). It is not written as a study guide, but studying through it will bring a solid understanding of all areas of SQL development covered in the 70-029 exam. However, as always, use more than one source. I used this book as my study material, and sharpened for the test using Transcender, and their references to SBO. I nailed the test using this method, and I recommend it to anyone for this purpose, for gaining an understanding of SQL Development, and as a reference book to stay on your shelves.
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: 5/5
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: 5/5
This book has been marvellous for me. I've been dealing with large ERP databases for the last two years now and Joe has really helped me tune and optimise my SQL to get the best out of the SQL-92 standard (and make my queries run at least 50% faster!) I believe that this book is a MUST for anyone who takes their SQL seriously; whether you're a student, a developer or a systems analyst, you can be sure to learn a lot from here and squirm at all the SQL pitfalls you've been digging yourself into. Great stuff.
Product: Book Mass Market Paperback
Title: McSe Exam Notes: SQL Server 6.5 Administration (Certificaiton Study Guide)
Publisher: Sybex Inc
Authors: Rick Sawtell, Lance Mortensen
Rating: 5/5
Title: McSe Exam Notes: SQL Server 6.5 Administration (Certificaiton Study Guide)
Publisher: Sybex Inc
Authors: Rick Sawtell, Lance Mortensen
Rating: 5/5
The book contained excellent, concise information for the exam preparation. I also used Transcender, but Transcender's focus was not nearly as good as the book.
