IT programming books related reviews
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
I am a Microsoft Access 2000 developer developing with MS SQL Server 7.0 and MSDE and was very pleased with this book. I found particularly helpful the sections which explain the use of the TSEQUAL function to implement Optimistic Record Locking in a multi-user application. I also found very helpful the sections on stored procedure error handling.I was looking for very specific answers and found them. Thank you Dejan.
Product: Book Hardcover
Title: MCAD/MCSE/MCDBA Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database Design and Implementation, Exam 70-229, Second Edition
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Authors: Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Corporation
Rating: 2/5
Title: MCAD/MCSE/MCDBA Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database Design and Implementation, Exam 70-229, Second Edition
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Authors: Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Corporation
Rating: 2/5
This book gives an introduction to the topics required for the exam but nowhere near the detail required. Attempt a practice exam after reading the book and you will realise how inadequate this training resource truly is.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Code Centric: T-SQL Programming with Stored Procedures and Triggers
Publisher: Apress
Authors: Garth Wells
Rating: 4/5
Title: Code Centric: T-SQL Programming with Stored Procedures and Triggers
Publisher: Apress
Authors: Garth Wells
Rating: 4/5
This is the book I am looking for, I would like to recommand people to go to his web site first before saying anything about this book. Please take a look at the real world application!!.What I like the most about this book is that the way he shows me how to deal with stored procedure, triggers and use them with ASP pages. Plus he used command objects to execute stored procedure and how to pass some variables around either inside of stored procedure or ASP pages. Thanks Garth Wells. You did very good jobs. Mani
Product: Book Textbook Binding
Title: SQL Server System Administration (The Landmark Series)
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Chris Miller, Sean Baird, John Lynn, Michael Hotek, Denis Darveau
Rating: 1/5
Title: SQL Server System Administration (The Landmark Series)
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Chris Miller, Sean Baird, John Lynn, Michael Hotek, Denis Darveau
Rating: 1/5
read books online, don't waste time with this book. Another disappointing book from New Riders! I would not want this book if it was free!
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Oracle PL/SQL Programming: Guide to Oracle8i Features
Publisher: O'Reilly
Authors: Steven Feuerstein
Rating: 3/5
Title: Oracle PL/SQL Programming: Guide to Oracle8i Features
Publisher: O'Reilly
Authors: Steven Feuerstein
Rating: 3/5
Pro: Great reference for Oracle 8i PL/SQL, a bit lacking in the Java side, but for the rest is really good.Con: Mr. Feuerstein should leave politics out of the book. He has the right to hold any political view, which by the way I don't subscribe to, but this was supposed to be a technical text that should help readers all over the world, not only those in Berkley who vote left wing.Next time he better stick to the usual, neutral and actually more useful, examples.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Core PHP Programming, Third Edition
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Authors: Leon Atkinson, Zeev Suraski
Rating: 2/5
Title: Core PHP Programming, Third Edition
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Authors: Leon Atkinson, Zeev Suraski
Rating: 2/5
I read the reviews before I bought the book. Sadly, I should have listened to the negative reviews. This book is NOT what it's advertised. I agree with the other reviewer: this is not a "CORE" book. Rather, it's more of an intellectual discussion of PHP on an abstract level. If you know the syntax, and want to learn how to apply it, then this book may be to your liking. However, DO NOT expect a reference guide!!! This book does not take the time to document the language. This isn't the kind of book you keep at your side while you code. You read it, absorb it's wisdom, and then proceed.Why did I give the book two stars? Two reasons: 1. Because a core book should be just that: core material (i.e.: a reference, a code example, and a best practices guide.) This book is a conceptual teaching guide. Which is fine, but, I already know how to code. I wish this book would have been more direct to begin with. 2. The book is a rather boring read. I once agree with the other reviewer: I could have done without all the self-congratulatory text. As for the meat of the book, it was rather amateurish and cutesy, the way Japanese instruction booklets are. All in all, mostly disappointing.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Oracle Database 10g SQL (Osborne ORACLE Press Series)
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Authors: Jason Price, Jason Price, McGraw-Hill
Rating: 5/5
Title: Oracle Database 10g SQL (Osborne ORACLE Press Series)
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Authors: Jason Price, Jason Price, McGraw-Hill
Rating: 5/5
I just bought this book, and I really like it. It covers SQL and PL/SQL (a major plus point, since I didn't have to buy an extra book on PL/SQL!).I found the examples easy to follow, and I was able to follow along with them using my own 10g database using the scripts I downloaded from the book's website.I also liked the tuning chapter, which gave me some tips I didn't already know about.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Microsoft® SQL Server 7 Secrets®
Publisher:
Authors: David K. Rensin, Andrew M. Fedorchek, William C. Amo
Rating: 1/5
Title: Microsoft® SQL Server 7 Secrets®
Publisher:
Authors: David K. Rensin, Andrew M. Fedorchek, William C. Amo
Rating: 1/5
i purchased this updated version of sql server secrets because of my experience with the previous version, sql server 6.5 secrets. that version was accurate, informative, and thorough. the same cannot be said for sql server 7.0 secrets. in particular, i noticed that there were several references to both tables and procedures in the replication chapters that no longer exist or are no longer applicable. it looks as though those sections were just cut and pasted over on top of sections from the previous version without being reviewed prior to going to press. i would go so far as to say the errors are so blatant that it is obvious the authors either never proofread the book or never actually performed the procedures themselves at all. i ended up contacting microsoft for the accurate replication troubleshooting techniques that i expected to find in this book. save your money.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Advanced Transact-SQL for SQL Server 2000
Publisher: Apress
Authors: Itzik Ben-Gan, Tom Moreau
Rating: 5/5
Title: Advanced Transact-SQL for SQL Server 2000
Publisher: Apress
Authors: Itzik Ben-Gan, Tom Moreau
Rating: 5/5
As a developer, I spend most of my time slogging through VB or C++ code, working with ADO in order to get to my data. I've used stored procedures for some time, but always felt I could have the database do more of the work, if I just understood it better. Along comes this book, and all I can say is, "Thanks!" Itzik Ben-Gan and Tom Moreau do an excellent job of describing the full power of T-SQL. This book has helped me write dramatically better stored procedures, which has sped up my data access and helped me do work on the server that I used to have to do in code on the client. From the topics on CUBE and ROLLUP to the chapters on stored procedures, triggers, and horizontally partitioned views, this is an excellent book for anyone wanting to exploit the power of SQL Server 2000. It's also good to see that the book was based on the final version of SQL Server 2000, not the beta version like some of the other books out there.
Product: Book
Title: PHP and MySQL For Dummies, 2nd Edition
Publisher:
Authors: Janet Valade
Rating: 1/5
Title: PHP and MySQL For Dummies, 2nd Edition
Publisher:
Authors: Janet Valade
Rating: 1/5
Had I no prior experience, I would not have been able to troubleshoot all the errors in the book and scripts. I have used as much time reading the PHP manual to fix the errors as I have reading this book. Incorrect spelling caused stop errors. This book is NOT for the beginner. You have to be able to troubleshoot the problems by using prior experience and knowledge. I have been at it several days and have not quite fixed all the errors yet. I recommend saving your money by NOT purchasing this unsupported, incorrect text.
