IT programming books related reviews
Product: Book Hardcover
Title: MCSE: SQL Server 7 Administration Study Guide
Publisher:
Authors: Lance Mortensen, Rick Sawtell
Rating: 5/5
Title: MCSE: SQL Server 7 Administration Study Guide
Publisher:
Authors: Lance Mortensen, Rick Sawtell
Rating: 5/5
This book together with the "MS SQL Server 7.0 Test Success" helped me to pass the exam on the first try. Nonetheless this is a tough cookie, and you'll have to use the actual product a lot, a lot, a lot. I highly recommend this book.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: PHP and MySQL Web Development
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Luke Welling, Laura Thomson
Rating: 3/5
Title: PHP and MySQL Web Development
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Luke Welling, Laura Thomson
Rating: 3/5
This book does not contain a complete information about php and mySQL, it's just talking about the e-commerce thing.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Professional SQL Server 2000 Programming
Publisher: Wrox
Authors: Robert Vieira
Rating: 5/5
Title: Professional SQL Server 2000 Programming
Publisher: Wrox
Authors: Robert Vieira
Rating: 5/5
Simply the best.... No ther Wrox,MS Press or even APress book comes close. Still a classic
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Instant SQL Programming
Publisher: Wrox Press
Authors: Joe Celko
Rating: 2/5
Title: Instant SQL Programming
Publisher: Wrox Press
Authors: Joe Celko
Rating: 2/5
I ordered this book, despite the word "INSTANT" in its title (how "Instant" can SQL get?) only because it was Celko's latest book. This book is below Celko's usual caliber (I consider Joe Celko as one of the leading authorities on SQL and especially writing about SQL). It is intended for the begining/not-so-begining SQL programmer. The intermediate programmer would be happier and more satisfied with Celko's: SQL for Smarties. It is here where you can find the Joe Celko we used to know and admire who wrote for DBMS magazine! I only wish that Celko had written SQL books for begginers back when my generation of programmers were begining to learn the language.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Instant SQL Programming
Publisher: Wrox Press
Authors: Joe Celko
Rating: 4/5
Title: Instant SQL Programming
Publisher: Wrox Press
Authors: Joe Celko
Rating: 4/5
This is a great book to have if you want to teach yourself SQL. The book gives you enough details and explanation, but is not so long that it becomes boring. I learned SQL from this book as did a few of my friends.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Deploying Microsoft SQL Server 7.0: Notes from the Field (Notes from the Field)
Publisher: Microsoft Pr Rating: 5/5
Title: Deploying Microsoft SQL Server 7.0: Notes from the Field (Notes from the Field)
Publisher: Microsoft Pr Rating: 5/5
From a high level, this book definitely gives the reader strategic deployment advice. Unlike many other books, this one gives very realistic performance figures. Although this book does not go into details about all aspects of configuring SQL Server, it does give details where appropriate. This book and Delany's Inside SQL Server (an EXCELLENT in in-depth analysis of SQL Server mechanics) is definitely a one-two punch.Most implementations of SQL Server will probably not need either of these books, but if your SQL Server is a big OLAP or OLTP server with many users/complicated queries, these two books will give you all you need to tune your implementation to its best performance possible.However, I haven't found a book that discusses SQL Server's powerful yet very under-utilized replication features.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Google : Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks
Publisher: Visual
Authors: Joe Kraynak
Rating: 5/5
Title: Google : Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks
Publisher: Visual
Authors: Joe Kraynak
Rating: 5/5
by Guy Okada
The "Read less-Learn More" Visual series from Wiley Publishing suits this reviewer just fine. These books, usually priced under $20, are chock full of great information presented in two-page spreads featuring full-color screen shots.
Google: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks is the latest in the "Read Less-Learn More Visual" line and it is a keeper. The concise, step-by-step tips and tricks, are on side columns and connect to the screen shots with arrows. It is very easy to follow. Each tip features a meter showing the difficulty level. Almost all the tips introduce a new skills or task or combines multiple skills requiring in-depth knowledge; 2 and 3 respectively on a 4-point scale. At the bottom right of each spread are tips and trivia such as: "Try This", "Did You Know?", and "More Options!".
The author, Joe Kraynak, writes in an easy-to-read style and he often provides examples which you can follow through the screen shots and accompanying tips. The screen shots are from Microsoft Internet Explorer's browser and only the toolbar differs from those of other browsers (I use Mozilla) but don't let that bother you.
Google: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks is organized into ten chapters each of which contains ten tips or tricks (Kraynak keeps it simple). The chapters are: 1) Maximize Google Search Options; 2) Search for Images, Video Clips, and Other File Types; 3) Tap the Power of Google's Reference Tools; 4) Enhance Your Browser with Google Tools; 5) Get Your News Through Google News; 6) Explore the Local Scene with Google; 7) Save Money with Google's Froogle; 8) Read and Post Messages in Discussion Forums; 9) Create and Maintain Your Blog; 10) Explore the Power of Google Labs Tools. One chapter that I found intriguing was on creating one's own Blog. I had no idea that creating a blog was relatively easy and there are helpful tips on how to keep it current and attract readers.
Those of us who are Google afficionados will appreciate Google: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks as it will help you be more efficient and productive. I found some of the tips to be quite elementary but there is good information for any level Google user. My copy has sticky tabs sticking out the side to mark helpful tips. Computer books can be pricey but this full color, well designed and produced book is a real value at less than $20.
by Guy Okada
Product: Book Paperback
Title: XML and PHP
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Vikram Vaswani
Rating: 5/5
Title: XML and PHP
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Vikram Vaswani
Rating: 5/5
Great book, explains all thats necessary to develop a good XML/PHP application or site. Includes very good examples to understand how to combine PHP and XML. Definitively, my best purchase in PHP/XML.
(ps. take a look at the author on the back cover...really cute ;)!!)
Product: Book Paperback
Title: SQL Server 2000 Stored Procedure Programming
Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill
Authors: Dejan Sunderic, Tom Woodhead
Rating: 5/5
Title: SQL Server 2000 Stored Procedure Programming
Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill
Authors: Dejan Sunderic, Tom Woodhead
Rating: 5/5
This book doesn't cover SQL Server 2000 in any depth, doesn't cover stored procedures to any great degree, and doesn't offer anything insightful re: programming. Basically, the book doesn't do what the cover claims. It was a complete waste of my time.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Microsoft SQL Server: Planning and Building a High Performance Database
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Authors: Robert D. Schneider
Rating: 5/5
Title: Microsoft SQL Server: Planning and Building a High Performance Database
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Authors: Robert D. Schneider
Rating: 5/5
This book builds on a basic understanding of SQL Server, showing real-world scenarios and advice on what to look for to make database application perform optimally.
