IT programming books related reviews
Product: Book Paperback
Title: PHP Essentials
Publisher: Muska & Lipman/Premier-Trade
Authors: Julie C. Meloni
Rating: 5/5
Title: PHP Essentials
Publisher: Muska & Lipman/Premier-Trade
Authors: Julie C. Meloni
Rating: 5/5
this book made it all clear to me! i've programmed in perl but i was just going through the motions. i picked up this book to learn PHP and now I really understand what I'm doing when I'm told to type something. most books just assume you do. the examples are useful and from the real world. I'm so happy I found this book!
Product: Book Hardcover
Title: OCA/OCP: Introduction to Oracle9i SQL Study Guide
Publisher: Sybex
Authors: Chip Dawes, Biju Thomas, Chip Dawes, Biju Thomas
Rating: 5/5
Title: OCA/OCP: Introduction to Oracle9i SQL Study Guide
Publisher: Sybex
Authors: Chip Dawes, Biju Thomas, Chip Dawes, Biju Thomas
Rating: 5/5
I bought about a dozen certification books before obtaining the MCSE DBA title and had never bothered to write a comment. But the authors of this book have done such a good job that I feel compelled to share my opinion with all of you. It's by far the best study guide I've used. It covers every aspects of the subject. The questions in the book are decent and well constructed. I'm new to Oracle but passed the test easily after reading through the book. Eqally great about this book is the fact that it can serve as a great reference book (Especially liked the two chapters covering functions). Good value for your money.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: SQL Server 7 Developer's Guide
Publisher: Osborne Publishing
Authors: Michael Otey, Paul Conte
Rating: 3/5
Title: SQL Server 7 Developer's Guide
Publisher: Osborne Publishing
Authors: Michael Otey, Paul Conte
Rating: 3/5
If you only want one book on the subject of developing for SQL Server 7.0, this book is it. What separates this book from others is its ability to successfully transition from a 50,000' overview to the ground level where the job is done. The process of landing high level concepts occurs through resolving timeless issues that confront every professional developer, regardless of the platform. This book takes on the fundamentals of SQL, provides insight on database design techniques and then explains the mechanics of how to link an application with SQL Server. Although there are books available on each of these subjects, the authors present the information with the right blend of brevity & thoroughness.SQL Server 7.0 has many new features. The authors do a complete job of explaining what the new features are. They have provided insights and tips you need to know when it is time to set up and administrate the database. The book also nicely covers replication, a subject given one page in Soukup's "Inside SQL Server," and ignored in Vaughn's "Hitchhiker's Guide to Visual Basic and SQL Server."I found this book clearly written and concise, although it is almost one thousand pages. Code samples provided on the CD actually work. This is not a comment on the authors - similar books have burned me too many times whose CDs do not support the text. Like the rest of the book, the code is clear, and insightful. I look forward to future books by these authors.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Php Fast & Easy Web Development (Fast & Easy Web Development)
Publisher: Premier Press
Authors: Julie C. Meloni
Rating: 5/5
Title: Php Fast & Easy Web Development (Fast & Easy Web Development)
Publisher: Premier Press
Authors: Julie C. Meloni
Rating: 5/5
this book got be running scripts for my site in no time. i recomend this book to anyone with little or no expierence with php programming.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: SQL Server The Complete Reference
Publisher: Osborne Publishing
Authors: Gayle Coffman
Rating: 1/5
Title: SQL Server The Complete Reference
Publisher: Osborne Publishing
Authors: Gayle Coffman
Rating: 1/5
As the title indicates, this book is not useful for much more than as a reference book for people who already know how to use SQL server 7.0. I would not recommended for someone who has not already used SQL server. I am a regular SQL/Oracle developer, but the book provides no real handle on how to get started with SQL server 7.0 - creating DB, queries, reports, etc. It has just a description of the various Microsoft SQL server bells and whistles.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: PHP Essentials
Publisher: Muska & Lipman/Premier-Trade
Authors: Julie C. Meloni
Rating: 1/5
Title: PHP Essentials
Publisher: Muska & Lipman/Premier-Trade
Authors: Julie C. Meloni
Rating: 1/5
I bought this book on reading the glowing reviews that were written here, needless to say, I won't make the same mistake again.At first glance the book appears to be a good introduction to PHP. But once you get really stuck into it, the omissions and inaccuracies are apparent. Many of the examples in the book don't even run due to typos and missed ; and { } - This is not exactly reassuring to the learner. Perhaps more importantly than even these errors though is the fact that the book skips over important issues, and remains too simplistic, even in the supposedly "advanced" concepts. Anything interesting is shrugged off as "beyond the scope of this book". Huge areas of the PHP language are omitted. The other complaint I have with this book is the truly awful programming style it teaches. Prefering to use huge great chunks of "IF...THEN" fragments instead of teaching proper code structure. The style taught here makes PHP seem very unsophisticated. No room at all is spent on teaching users how to use function calls to make code easier to manage.On a final note, something a bit more sinister is that huge parts of the book appear to be copied off of the webmonkey site, almost word for word, same exact code in the examples, just changing a word here or there....Or did webmonkey plagarise the book? Mysterious indeed....I would advise against buying this book if you want a good serious guide to the PHP language.Additional Note: The book quite often refers to websites with code downloads, fixes and upgrades which simply just dont exist.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Google Hacks
Publisher: O'Reilly
Authors: Tara Calishain, Rael Dornfest
Rating: 5/5
Title: Google Hacks
Publisher: O'Reilly
Authors: Tara Calishain, Rael Dornfest
Rating: 5/5
Google is currently the most popular Internet search engine. While almost every Internet searcher is familiar with basics of Google searching, there's far more to Google than meets the eye. Google Hacks tells individual Web searchers and Web site programmers how to best take advantage of Google's tremendous amount of searching power and flexibility.The first three chapters (Searching Google, Google Special Services and Collections, and Third-Party Google Services) are targeted at the end user. They present a wealth of detail about how to access Google features most users didn't know about (myself included): wild cards, date range searches, spell checking, phone book, translations, and more. You'll learn Google has special directories of images, newsgroups, and mail-order catalogs. (I made sure to NOT tell my wife about the on-line catalog feature!)The balance of the book is for web site programmers. They get plenty of tips and tricks about how to incorporate Google search technology into their web sites. While many of the tips are not for novice web programmers, most intermediate webmasters can spruce up their sites with the tools presented in Google Hacks.The production quality is typical O'Reilly, and that means good! Clear screen shots, and crisp dark type make this read easy on the eyes.If you want to learn how to exploit Google searching, or want to add Google search features to your web site, Google Hacks 100 Industrial-Strength Tips and Tools is a good place to begin the learning process.MacMice Rating: 5 out of 5<P
Product: Book Hardcover
Title: MCSE: SQL Server 2000 Design Study Guide (Exam 70-229)
Publisher: Sybex
Authors: Marc Israel, J. Steven Jones, Marc Israel, Steve Jones
Rating: 5/5
Title: MCSE: SQL Server 2000 Design Study Guide (Exam 70-229)
Publisher: Sybex
Authors: Marc Israel, J. Steven Jones, Marc Israel, Steve Jones
Rating: 5/5
This books covers the design and development of SQL Server. Alone, it doesn't completely prepare you for the exam, but with some additional practice, you should be able to pass.
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 Hardcover
Title: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Administrator's Companion (With CD-ROM)
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Authors: Marcilina Garcia, Jamie Reding, Edward Whalen, Steve Adrien DeLuca
Rating: 5/5
Title: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Administrator's Companion (With CD-ROM)
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Authors: Marcilina Garcia, Jamie Reding, Edward Whalen, Steve Adrien DeLuca
Rating: 5/5
This is a good book to study SQL Server 2000 for both novice and experienced DBA. Can also be used as reference. It is a time-saver.It is very well organized and to the point. It tells the technical know-how just enough for a DBA. The chapter of "capacity planning" is also readable and useful. In addition E-book on CD helps to locate interested content fast.BTW, SQL Server 6.5 to SQL Server 7 was a big leap. The version difference should be 1 (It was said to be a total re-engineering). While SQL 7 to SQL 2000 is probably 0.3. However, the technical gap between SQL server and Oracle is getting smaller. For experienced DBA, this book helps to grasp SQL 2000 in a few hours.I give 5-points to this practical "companion".
