IT programming books related reviews
Product: Book Paperback
Title: The Rational Guide to: SQL Server Reporting Services (Rational Guides)
Publisher: Rational Press
Authors: Anthony T. Mann
Rating: 5/5
Title: The Rational Guide to: SQL Server Reporting Services (Rational Guides)
Publisher: Rational Press
Authors: Anthony T. Mann
Rating: 5/5
This book is an excellent resource to get up to speed and productive fast! It's clear, concise, and gives you exactly what you need to start using Reporting Services today!
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Deploying Microsoft SQL Server 7.0: Notes from the Field (Notes from the Field)
Publisher: Microsoft Pr Rating: 1/5
Title: Deploying Microsoft SQL Server 7.0: Notes from the Field (Notes from the Field)
Publisher: Microsoft Pr Rating: 1/5
I was very disappointed with this book. My expectation of a book titled "...Notes from the Field" was that it would be jam packed with detailed information about how to use the software. In other words, the tricks of the trade and specific opinions (with details) about what works and what doesn't. For example, how to work around the nuances (or flaws) of the first release of OLAP Services.What I found was a high level discussion about a wide range of topics, none of which seemed to be in depth or detailed enough to be useful. Too many topics were given a single paragraph or two. This may provide a starting point for further research, but is hardly enough to help someone through an implementation.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Understanding the New SQL : A Complete Guide (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
Authors: Jim Melton, Alan R. Simon
Rating: 3/5
Title: Understanding the New SQL : A Complete Guide (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
Authors: Jim Melton, Alan R. Simon
Rating: 3/5
I confess I was a bit disappointed with the book. I hope its second edition will be more 'Complete' than the first one. 'An Introduction to SQL' would be a more appropriate title.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Professional PHP Programming
Publisher:
Authors: Jesus Castagnetto, Sascha Schumann, Harish Rawat, Chris Scollo, Deepak T. Veliath
Rating: 5/5
Title: Professional PHP Programming
Publisher:
Authors: Jesus Castagnetto, Sascha Schumann, Harish Rawat, Chris Scollo, Deepak T. Veliath
Rating: 5/5
I needed to learn PHP for an assignment quickly and this book was highly recommended. After reading it, I know why. It does an excellent job of explaining PHP in a logical order with very useful examples. It also manages to keep some of the drier topics like regular expressions entertaining while doing a great job of explaining them. If you need to learn PHP, this is The Book to buy.
Product: Book Hardcover
Title: Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (With CD-ROM)
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Authors: Kalen Delaney
Rating: 4/5
Title: Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (With CD-ROM)
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Authors: Kalen Delaney
Rating: 4/5
I usually prefer the Sybex books than the Microsoft books, but this book is really good. It is the best complement for the Self Paced Book. I wasn't ready for the exam until I finished this book. This book contains information useful not only for the exam but also for the real life.
I passed the exam two days ago with a 893/1000 !!.
I recommend this book for guys with SQL intermediate skills. Advanced user may find more useful the BOL, but maybe some samples will be useful. Beginners won't understand some sections.
This book uses examples to explain the theory (I love to learn using this method).
This book complements the SELF PACED training kit book in the following areas :
Transactions
Accessing to data
Retrieve, filter, group, summarize, and modify data by using Transact-SQL.
Manage result sets by using cursors and Transact-SQL. Considerations include locking models and appropriate usage.
Analyze the query execution plan. Considerations include query processor operations and steps.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: The Guru's Guide to Transact-SQL
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Authors: Ken Henderson
Rating: 5/5
Title: The Guru's Guide to Transact-SQL
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Authors: Ken Henderson
Rating: 5/5
This is one of the best Transact SQL books out in the market. I am on the first chapter and Mr. Henderson is already talking about topics that other books have in Chapter 21 or not at all. For e.g., He writes why a where clause in a join may give incorrect resultset if you use the old join syntax. On the other hand this should not be the first book for a SQL newbie. S/he will probably not be able to follow. I mean if you don't know what a join is you would not gain from reading about the nuances. The author points out in the preface that it was his goal to not use filler material and he has succeded in that. This book has a very high density of good information and requires and repays careful rereading. I would highly recommend this book. It will also help to have Chris Date's Guide to SQL Standard handy to complement.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Oracle PL/SQL 101
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Authors: Christopher Allen
Rating: 5/5
Title: Oracle PL/SQL 101
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Authors: Christopher Allen
Rating: 5/5
This book covers it all - the SQL you need to be able to write PL/SQL, and then actual PL/SQL procedures, functions, triggers, and packages.Look at the Table of Contents - covers everything you need. And easy to read too.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Advanced Transact-SQL for SQL Server 2000
Publisher: Apress
Authors: Itzik Ben-Gan, Tom Moreau
Rating: 1/5
Title: Advanced Transact-SQL for SQL Server 2000
Publisher: Apress
Authors: Itzik Ben-Gan, Tom Moreau
Rating: 1/5
I guess one of the unfortunate side-effects of the computer book publishing boom is that people are getting published who can't write and books are getting into print that really shouldn't. This is one such book. It's very easily the worst technical book I've ever read. The prose is simply childish -- it's the worst amateurish stuff I've ever had the misfortune to read. Not only does English seem to be a second language for the authors, but T-SQL isn't high on the list, either. Their command of both of these leaves a lot to be desired.The bad prose takes the form of a silly recommendation about a DUDE subclause for a query (don't worry: it didn't make sense to me, either), goofy statements about paying more attention to someone because they have a similar name (a real common occurrence for someone named "Itzik", I'm sure), and on and on. It's so bad it's embarrassing.The T-SQL coverage is hit-and-miss and appears to have been originally written for 7.0, not 2000. Take, for example, the discussion of 2000's new rowversion data type. The authors make the statement that rowversion has nothing to do with the date and time. Really? Who said it did? This comment only makes sense if the paragraph originally referred to the timestamp data type, rowversion's predecessor in SQL Server 7.0. IOW, it makes no sense as written, and it appears that the authors took a book written for SQL Server 7.0 and merely replaced every occurence of timestamp with rowversion without even re-reading the end result.It terms of purple prose, right up there with the book itself is its foreword. It's as amateurish as the rest of it. It reads like a Hallmark card. It doesn't tell us *why* the authors wrote the book, *how* the author of the foreword knows the authors, or *why* she is qualified to endorse the book or they are qualified to write it. In fact, it doesn't tell us much except that the author of the foreword is as hapless a writer as the authors themselves are.All in all, this book was a complete waste of time. Do yourself a favor and skip it.
Product: Book Hardcover
Title: MCSD: SQL Server 6.5 Database Design Study Guide
Publisher: Sybex Inc
Authors: Kevin Hough
Rating: 2/5
Title: MCSD: SQL Server 6.5 Database Design Study Guide
Publisher: Sybex Inc
Authors: Kevin Hough
Rating: 2/5
I agree with much of what has been said. This book canbe useful, and would actually be an excellent book if it were not for the errors in the book. (this may sound strange "The book is good except for where it is wrong") I like the structure and format of the book, and it is an easy read. If it were not for the technical errors I would rate it 5 stars. With the technical errors, I would say it can be a useful addition to your study efforts, but should NOT be your only source. Second Editions anyone? (Or even edition 1.01 would be nice)
Product: Book Paperback
Title: PHP: Your Visual Blueprint for Creating Open Source, Server-Side Content
Publisher: Visual
Authors: Paul Whitehead, Joel Desamero
Rating: 5/5
Title: PHP: Your Visual Blueprint for Creating Open Source, Server-Side Content
Publisher: Visual
Authors: Paul Whitehead, Joel Desamero
Rating: 5/5
I really good book for begginers. Easy to read. Fast learning.
