IT programming books related reviews
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Inside Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 (Microsoft Programming Series)
Publisher: Microsoft Pr
Authors: Ron Soukup
Rating: 5/5
Title: Inside Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 (Microsoft Programming Series)
Publisher: Microsoft Pr
Authors: Ron Soukup
Rating: 5/5
This book is a must have for anyone working with MS SQL server. It is in the same class along with the classic "Advanced Windows" and "Inside MFC" developer books. And it is perhaps much more readable due to author's experience as a true insider with broad perspective. Chapter 1 is an interesting business case study of how SQL server became what it is. It sets a new standard for the inside type books. Although it doesn't go in length on replication and distributed features, I would hope that we will see revision or updates after SQL server 7.0 is released.
Product: Book Hardcover
Title: Ocp: Oracle8I Dba SQL and Pl/SQL Study Guide : Exam 1Z0-001 (OCP Study Guide)
Publisher: Sybex Inc
Authors: Chip Dawes, Biju Thomas
Rating: 4/5
Title: Ocp: Oracle8I Dba SQL and Pl/SQL Study Guide : Exam 1Z0-001 (OCP Study Guide)
Publisher: Sybex Inc
Authors: Chip Dawes, Biju Thomas
Rating: 4/5
I used this book for the Exam 1z0-001. It is well-written and easy to understand. The book covers all the topics tested on the test. I even had some questions similar to some in the book. I took the exam on March 29, 2004 and I passed it. I will recommend this book to OCP candidates and even to someone new to oracle. Well! I already recommended that to some people who bought it. I also used as supplement the Oracle Press book written by Jason Couchman. The main goal is not to cram but understand the material.I give 4 stars.
Product: Book Hardcover
Title: Inside Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Authors: Ron Soukup, Kalen Delaney
Rating: 5/5
Title: Inside Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Authors: Ron Soukup, Kalen Delaney
Rating: 5/5
Very useful in so many ways. Well written and easy to read. Lots of examples for real world situations. Superb! Kalen Delaney has a wonderful writing style. Check out her articles in SQL Server Magazine.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: PHP and MySQL Web Development
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Luke Welling, Laura Thomson
Rating: 4/5
Title: PHP and MySQL Web Development
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Luke Welling, Laura Thomson
Rating: 4/5
This is a good book...
There is a problem installing from the CD on windows 2000. You have to change the access rights if you are installing on a NTFS drive.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Professional SQL Server 2000 DTS (Data Transformation Services)
Publisher: Wrox
Authors: Mark Chaffin, Brian Knight, Todd Robinson
Rating: 2/5
Title: Professional SQL Server 2000 DTS (Data Transformation Services)
Publisher: Wrox
Authors: Mark Chaffin, Brian Knight, Todd Robinson
Rating: 2/5
I have been working on a project involving DTS and needed a firm grash of it. the book far from scaring me with all the technicalities and programming depth at the begining gradually introduced me to DTS and step by step with example showed me how to harness the power of DTS including the programming side it is the perfect book to introduce you to the subject and for self learner like me it succeed at opening your mind and pointing you to the right direction I 'll recommend it
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes, Third Edition
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Ben Forta
Rating: 5/5
Title: Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes, Third Edition
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Ben Forta
Rating: 5/5
With out a doubt, this is one of the best all around books I've seen to learn SQL. Mr. Forta supplies not only the script to create and populate the practice tables, but also notes on which statements might cause problems in particular DB's.I know there is another book for then next step, (Joe Clecko's SQL for Smarties?) but this one will get you moving.When looking for SQL books, make sure it has the create and populate scripts, or else you'll be let down before you even start.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: PC Annoyances, Second Edition
Publisher: O'Reilly
Authors: Steve Bass
Rating: 5/5
Title: PC Annoyances, Second Edition
Publisher: O'Reilly
Authors: Steve Bass
Rating: 5/5
"PC Annoyances" Second Edition is even better than the First Edition - it's funnier and unabashedly biased toward programs and solutions sure to thrill both novice and expert. The beautiful simple solutions to sometimes complex problems will make your day. The book's format makes it easy to browse for goodies. One good tip is worth the price of the book, and I'm confident you'll find many zinger winners here.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Optimizing SQL Server 7: Planning and Building a High-Performance Database (Prentice Hall Series on Microsoft Technologies)
Publisher: Prentice Hall Ptr
Authors: Jeffrey R. Garbus, Robert D. Schneider
Rating: 1/5
Title: Optimizing SQL Server 7: Planning and Building a High-Performance Database (Prentice Hall Series on Microsoft Technologies)
Publisher: Prentice Hall Ptr
Authors: Jeffrey R. Garbus, Robert D. Schneider
Rating: 1/5
If there were a way to give 0 stars, that's what I'd rate this book. I found the previous version rather spotty in its coverage and thought that the depth was uneven from chapter to chapter. But it did contain some useful information, and I expected the same from this edition. To my considerable disappointment, this is simply the 6.5 book with search and replace of 6 with 7 and 2K with 8K. The author does not discuss the new optimizer or disk storage structures, but does include material on database devices (not a part of 7.0 storage architecture) and mirroring (not available in 7.0). The discussion of query plans is about 6.x. I am surprised that a respectable publisher like Prentice-Hall even let this out their doors (guess they needed the money) and I am even more surprised that a reputable author like Jeff Garbus lent his name to this "fleece the tourists" work.
Product: Book Hardcover
Title: Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (With CD-ROM)
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Authors: Kalen Delaney
Rating: 1/5
Title: Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (With CD-ROM)
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Authors: Kalen Delaney
Rating: 1/5
I have bought every version of this book and am really disappointed with this one. We just switched to SQL 2000 and bought this book so that we'd have a good reference. What a terrible letdown. Things missing:1. XML coverage 2. Distributed partioned views 3. New data types 4. Security 5. High availability enhancements 6. Transact-SQL enhancements (for example, new trigger types)There's more info in the BOL on each of these than in this book, and that shouldn't be. IMO, these are all core subjects. If XML is as central to Microsoft's plans as they say, you'd think that this book they've put out would at least mention it, but it doesn't....
Product: Book Paperback
Title: SQL Queries for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Data Manipulation in SQL
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Authors: Michael J. Hernandez, John L. Viescas
Rating: 4/5
Title: SQL Queries for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Data Manipulation in SQL
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Authors: Michael J. Hernandez, John L. Viescas
Rating: 4/5
This is a concise effort. Many programmers are thrown into SQL without ever having taken the time to learn the basics. And many are too proud to admit it :)This is an invaluable resource for programmers who need to come up to speed with SQL to expand their SQL capabilities within their own programming environment. It is indeed software independant - so the knowledge gained goes with you anywhere.I found 2 immediate benefits:1. Spend less time debugging your own or other people's SQL statements2. Let your database do more of the work (less coding in your own language) by learning how to correctly structure compound and complex SQL statements.Doesn't take long to read it. Time well spent.
