IT programming books related reviews
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Web Database Applications with PHP & MySQL, 2nd Edition
Publisher: O'Reilly
Authors: Hugh E. Williams
Rating: 5/5
Title: Web Database Applications with PHP & MySQL, 2nd Edition
Publisher: O'Reilly
Authors: Hugh E. Williams
Rating: 5/5
This book is truly amazing. It gives you in-depth information in a compact book, and it makes finding things very easy. If you are learning MySql and you seem to always have a question, this book is for you. It has given me shortcuts when coding and gives full detail on why certain ways work better. This book is top on my charts.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: The Essence of SQL : A Guide to Learning Most of SQL in the Least Amount of Time
Publisher: Coriolis Group Books
Authors: David Rozenshtein
Rating: 1/5
Title: The Essence of SQL : A Guide to Learning Most of SQL in the Least Amount of Time
Publisher: Coriolis Group Books
Authors: David Rozenshtein
Rating: 1/5
My co-worker bought this book and wonder how to return it to Amazon. This book is not worth the buck if you're looking for writing rather complex SQL. It only shows the VERY basic of SQL. Easy to read, but not much content. Don't waste your time here. Go find some other book!
Product: Book Paperback
Title: SQL: The Complete Reference, Second Edition
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Authors: James R Groff, Paul N. Weinberg
Rating: 2/5
Title: SQL: The Complete Reference, Second Edition
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Authors: James R Groff, Paul N. Weinberg
Rating: 2/5
I purchased this book because it had a CD-Rom;however, the passwords and user names are not given to use to access the databases and the book does not give you the information. If you are looking for a book that offers SQL for Oracle. Oracle8i The Complete Reference is what I would recommend. The examples this book gives are not clearly defined. I had a difficult time understanding this book.
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 is a new edition which expands the programming tips from the first edition and removes the theoretical content (theory is now covered in DATA & DATABASES).
Product: Book Paperback
Title: PHP and MySQL Web Development, Second Edition
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Luke Welling, Laura Thomson
Rating: 2/5
Title: PHP and MySQL Web Development, Second Edition
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Luke Welling, Laura Thomson
Rating: 2/5
I actaully really like this book. It is easy to read and gives some pretty good coding examples. There are also so many coding errors that you dive right in and start learning how to debug code. I like learning this way. I am almost done reading it and have run into a roadblock. There is a section of code in the book that does not work (well this section in particular - there are tons of code examples that don't work) and I cannot figure out why. Great - no problem - I will just go take a look-see at the errata and that should get me going again. NOT. There is no errata. What the blueberries is up with that!Another thing that irked me about this book is the fact that the writer did not bother to tell you everything you should compile into PHP in the appendix. Instead you set it up as per the appendix and start reading. Then find out you need to reconfigure to add support for something. Reconfigure, recompile, retest - ok start reading again. Doh! Have to reconfigure again to add support for something else. Blah Blah - this happens about 4-5 times. Great.Arggggg - OK - I have a headache from reading this book. I would not recommend it unless they come up with an errata or a third edition with fixed code and the correct install instructions for PHP.Enjoy!
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Professional SQL Server Development with Access 2000
Publisher: Peer Information Inc.
Authors: Rick Dobson
Rating: 5/5
Title: Professional SQL Server Development with Access 2000
Publisher: Peer Information Inc.
Authors: Rick Dobson
Rating: 5/5
This is a book that takes you to the heart of Access 2000 and SQL Server, unlike boring syntax reference manuals. The author's style and presentation guide you, at a comfortable pace, from installation steps at the beginning, to development in Access and SQL within the first few chapters. A must read for developers and want-to-be developers. Numerous examples fill the pages of this programmer to programmer quide. Within the first couple of hours after reading this book, I was able to dive right in to SQL 7.0 development using Access 2000 project as a front-end development tool. I have spent many hours attending online seminars and reading reference maunals, this is the first book I have found on the market that answered nearly all of the development questions I have had. Thank you, Rick Dobson, for taking the time to put together one of the best development books on the market for your fellow programmers.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: SQL Server 7 Developer's Guide
Publisher: Osborne Publishing
Authors: Michael Otey, Paul Conte
Rating: 5/5
Title: SQL Server 7 Developer's Guide
Publisher: Osborne Publishing
Authors: Michael Otey, Paul Conte
Rating: 5/5
I own *lots* of computer books, but few come close to matching the breadth and usefulness of this SQL Server 7 book. This is definitely not another rehash of the Microsoft manuals with "shovelware" code on CD. It's original, well-written and very accessible. There is excellent coverage of SQL security, administration, performance, and the various database interfaces. There's a very useful relational db and SQL primer. The book also includes lots of practical VB code examples, and the CD contains a unique set of data access wizards which I found particularly helpful.In short: well done!
Product: Book Paperback
Title: SQL Unleashed, Second Edition (2nd Edition)
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Sakhr Youness
Rating: 1/5
Title: SQL Unleashed, Second Edition (2nd Edition)
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Sakhr Youness
Rating: 1/5
This book was more of a knowlage book on how SQl integrates with nt. It lacks examples and true to life situations. Other than another paper weight for my desk it's useless.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: SQL Server Security Distilled, Second Edition
Publisher: Apress
Authors: Morris Lewis
Rating: 5/5
Title: SQL Server Security Distilled, Second Edition
Publisher: Apress
Authors: Morris Lewis
Rating: 5/5
I've been working with SQL Server for 11 years and run SQL Server Central.And I learned a bunch from this book. This is one of the best references on SQL Server Security that I have seen written and I recommend it highly to every SQL Server DBA.The book is written to cover versions 6.5, 7.0, and 2000. And it does a great job with each. It starts by looking at the way that logins are authenticated by the server. Great detail is given, even to the point of examining network sniffer traces to show how the communication occurs between the client and server.From there, the database security is examined with separate chapters for v6.5 and 7/2000 since they work differently. Not only is the process explained, but the author notes where there are bugs and unforseen consequences of assigning security in certain ways.The early chapters provide insight into how security works in SQL Server. The later chapters build on this to give hints and suggestions for implementing security in your applications, DTS, replication, and even SQL Server CE.Overall, this is a must read for SQL Server DBAs. Developers will benefit as well since a thorough understanding can solve a great many problems and prevent even more.
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
This book consists entirely of repeats from the Books Online. It's a real disappointment. All the (useful) info in this one can be found with a couple clicks of the mouse in the BOL.
