IT programming books related reviews
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Wireless Web Development with PHP and WAP
Publisher: Apress
Authors: Ray Rischpater
Rating: 5/5
Title: Wireless Web Development with PHP and WAP
Publisher: Apress
Authors: Ray Rischpater
Rating: 5/5
This book is a great deal, not only do you learn about wireless web development, you also get to learn PHP which for those who don't know is an excelent open source language for developing rich web sites. It also touches on the basics of using MySQL for the backend. Full of excelent examples that get expanded as you go.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: PHP Bible, 2nd Edition
Publisher: Wiley
Authors: Tim Converse, Joyce Park
Rating: 5/5
Title: PHP Bible, 2nd Edition
Publisher: Wiley
Authors: Tim Converse, Joyce Park
Rating: 5/5
Its a great book for our beginner to read that the codes and contects are very details. Also, the authors are very helpful that when I have problems in the book, they will teach me through email. So, my PHP become better now.. So if you are also a beginner, you must try this book
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Teradata SQL Quick Reference Guide: Simplicity by Design
Publisher: Coffing Data Warehousing
Authors: Tom Coffing, Todd Carroll, Robert Hines, Mike Larkins, Steve Wilmes
Rating: 1/5
Title: Teradata SQL Quick Reference Guide: Simplicity by Design
Publisher: Coffing Data Warehousing
Authors: Tom Coffing, Todd Carroll, Robert Hines, Mike Larkins, Steve Wilmes
Rating: 1/5
This book is pretty useless for a Teradata developer. It was basically the same as the Teradata documentation, just not as detailed. For beginners, the Tera-Tom on Teradata Basics is much better for a good high-level overview.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Portable DBA: SQL Server
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Authors: Damir Bersinic, Stephen Giles
Rating: 5/5
Title: Portable DBA: SQL Server
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Authors: Damir Bersinic, Stephen Giles
Rating: 5/5
If there is one book that you are considering for SQL Server Administration, this is the one to buy. Covering all the major topics of administration, this book goes above and beyond other SQL Server books for several reasons. Not only does it live up to the promise of an easy to find guide for everyday tasks, it offers the ability to read up quickly on several advanced topics and gain knowledge rapidly. Taken into consideration, are the three latest versions; SQL Server 2000, 7.0 and 6.5, detailing out differences between versions where applicable. Everything is explained clearly. The authors have done an excellent job of providing a wealth of information in short and concise content. It is very refreshing to see a book that was obviously written to be as brief possible without skimping on important details...clearly no fluff here!!!! This has two benefits to the reader, 1; information is easy to find, no time is wasted reading through frivolous content, 2; the cost is lower than those 1,000 page volumes that contain less valuable information. Hopefully this is the start of a new trend in technical books.In just a few minutes after flipping through, and reading up on backups, I realized that I'm not backing up my production data properly, and can substantially decrease data loss risk by backing up my transaction logs regularly with the data. Also, some security concepts I had a bit of difficulty fully comprehending became clear to me as well.Reading through this book, it is obvious the authors have extensive experience with SQL Server, as this book has many insider tips that only experts would know through practice. It is also apparent that the authors worked well together as this book reads as though one person wrote it. Definitely a must buy and well worth the cost. I wish I could give this book more than 5 stars.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 with ASP, ColdFusion, and PHP : Training from the Source
Publisher: Macromedia Press
Authors: Jeffrey Bardzell
Rating: 5/5
Title: Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 with ASP, ColdFusion, and PHP : Training from the Source
Publisher: Macromedia Press
Authors: Jeffrey Bardzell
Rating: 5/5
I decided, after many hours of reviewing "canned" scripts for a voting application, I had to learn how to develop my own dynamic applications in order to achieve required voting features. As a longtime user of Dreamweaver for static HTML applications, I purchased the referenced course with the expectation that I would be able to understand the concepts and learn the basic fundamentals of dynamic web site development. I had little understanding of data bases or server side programming languages (I learned Fortran eons ago).
This step by step guide took me through the development from a sample HTML 4 static site to an XMHTL compliant, fully dynamic web site not only using the built-in support functions of Dreamweaver, but hand coding the scripting language and SQL commands as well. Spread out over several months, I completed the course cover-to-cover. At each step I made sure I understood the concepts of dynamically modifying static HTML with the selected server side language and the SQL required for retrieving data from/inserting data into the data base. You were also instructed how to setup a "localhost" development environment, wherein each step could be tested immediately upon completion. I used the PHP/MYSQL model since it was available on my host ISP. But during the course, I also setup both .asp and coldfusion (.cfm) server models.
This learning by doing course reinforces the concepts and fundamentals that just reading alone could never accomplish. Once armed with this basic knowledge, I began to develop my customized voting site. And, using online tutorials, bridging gaps in the basics of PHP and SQL syntax. During coding, the manual proved to be an invaluable resource, both from a conceptual and a practical (coding) point of view, although the complexity of the requirements required significantly more php coding than in the course.
Now that I have completed my program, and it is functioning flawlessly online, I could not have done it without taking this course. There may be similar courses available, but by using the features of Dreamweaver in conjunction with the tutorial, yields a superior teaching tool that reading books alone cannot provide. And Dreamweaver is exactly as the name implies, weaving your concepts (dreams) into a functional fabric of operating programs.
Gerald Peters
Product: Book Unknown Binding
Title: Learn Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (With CD-ROM)
Publisher: Wordware Publishing, Inc.
Authors: Jose A. Ramalho
Rating: 4/5
Title: Learn Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (With CD-ROM)
Publisher: Wordware Publishing, Inc.
Authors: Jose A. Ramalho
Rating: 4/5
This is a great book for people beginning to learn SQL Server. There are many step by step examples of how to use, maintain, manage and program SQL Server. However, I don't think this book or it's examples were edited. THERE ARE MANY ERRORS IN THIS BOOK, mainly in program syntax (which are easy to fix if you know SQL). If they could come out with a second (edited) edition, this book could get 5 stars.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: MCSE SQL Server 2000 Database Design Exam Cram (Exam: 70-229)
Publisher: Coriolis Group Books
Authors: Sean Chase, Richard McMahon
Rating: 1/5
Title: MCSE SQL Server 2000 Database Design Exam Cram (Exam: 70-229)
Publisher: Coriolis Group Books
Authors: Sean Chase, Richard McMahon
Rating: 1/5
Of all the technical books I have read, this is probably by far the worst. There are many typos; errors where the book uses the wrong word and throws you off; and inconsistencies where the text says something then the answer to the practice question says something different. But additionally, the book covers some materials insufficiently to be at all useful, in other words it is too condensed. This book is not enough to pass the exam.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Google: The Missing Manual
Publisher: O'Reilly Rating: 5/5
Title: Google: The Missing Manual
Publisher: O'Reilly Rating: 5/5
This missing manual is O'Reilly version of Google Hacks for normal people. Where Google Hacks gives Perl scripts for bending and twisting the Google API at the code level, the Missing Manual covers how to use Google from the web site to find the information, news or images you are looking for. if you don't know that the word Perl is spelled correctly, and you are having trouble finding what you are looking for on Google, this is the book for you.
That's not to say that there isn't some high end stuff. Part four has useful information for web professionals looking to optimize their presence on Google and even to make money from it.
So if all you know about Google is what you see on your browser, and you think you could be getting more out of Google, this book is worth the look. I gave this book five stars because the overall construction of the book is focused, and the content is useful and well written.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Professional PHP Programming
Publisher:
Authors: Jesus Castagnetto, Sascha Schumann, Harish Rawat, Chris Scollo, Deepak T. Veliath
Rating: 1/5
Title: Professional PHP Programming
Publisher:
Authors: Jesus Castagnetto, Sascha Schumann, Harish Rawat, Chris Scollo, Deepak T. Veliath
Rating: 1/5
I got this book becuase I wanted to start using PHP to interact with my MySQL database, so I was depending on this book to lead me through it, and it did. This book is an essential learning tool for those who what to learn PHP without much of a hassle. The book is clearly written and moves along at just the right pace so as not to make you bored but also not so fast that you are bewildered. The reference sections are great for the more advanced PHP programmer who needs to look up all the different aspects of the language. The great thing about PHP is that is doesnt require as much dedication to learn as Java, C++, or VB and yet can be just as effective for web programming becuase of its power and ease of use. I highly recommend this book to those of you who can benefit from knowing PHP.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Google in 30 Pages or Less
Publisher: Timesaver Books
Authors: Timesaver Books
Rating: 4/5
Title: Google in 30 Pages or Less
Publisher: Timesaver Books
Authors: Timesaver Books
Rating: 4/5
I am a Search Engine Optimization and Link Buidling Expert Myself. I bought this book and I must say that this book is a good read for newbees and those who are trying to get into this arena of business. Though you need to learn a lot more. More about me at http://www.nakulgoyal.com
