IT programming books related reviews
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Web Programming in Python: Techniques for Integrating Linux, Apache and MySQL
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Authors: George K. Thiruvathukal, Thomas W. Christopher, John P. Shafaee
Rating: 5/5
Title: Web Programming in Python: Techniques for Integrating Linux, Apache and MySQL
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Authors: George K. Thiruvathukal, Thomas W. Christopher, John P. Shafaee
Rating: 5/5
This book is surprising in its breadth of coverage (Python basics,
Python advanced topics, MySQL, Apache/CGI and net infrastructure) and
the depth of coverage of each. It is a great single reference for
coming up to speed on each aspect such that you could actually
implement a medium-sized web application based largely on
just what is in the book. For those that are already familiar with
any of these topics, that chapter can easily be skipped. This book
is not for the complete beginner though as it would be impossible
to cover so much ground if it were written with the Dummies mindset.
Overall, it does a very good job explaining subtle points that an
experienced programmer would want to know as they attempted to
implement a first application with these technologies. Good job.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: PHP: Your Visual Blueprint for Creating Open Source, Server-Side Content
Publisher: Visual
Authors: Paul Whitehead, Joel Desamero
Rating: 4/5
Title: PHP: Your Visual Blueprint for Creating Open Source, Server-Side Content
Publisher: Visual
Authors: Paul Whitehead, Joel Desamero
Rating: 4/5
Based on the reviews here, I bought it. While it shows many of the important functions in PHP, it lacked that extra which pulls the concepts together.I think it would be very helpful if the authors took an example such as a guestbook or a message board which ties several concepts together and showed how to do it.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: PHP and MySQL Web Development
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Luke Welling, Laura Thomson
Rating: 5/5
Title: PHP and MySQL Web Development
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Luke Welling, Laura Thomson
Rating: 5/5
I purchased this book after having carefully studdied many books about the subject. I fell for this book, simply because it got the best rating and when I went to my local book store and scanned it, I had to own it. It starts out with a PHP crach course (syntax and semantics), moves over to cover string manipulation, expressions, function calls etc. All in all, very simple stuff that you should be able to grasp easily, are you known to other high level programming or scripting languages. Then you get introduced to basic database design, dynamic image generation etc. What makes the book special however, is that the whole second half of the book, shows you real world examples of things like session control, user authentication, shopping cart management, a mailing list manager, an email web-interface, web-forums and more. This second part is what you really will learn from! The book should be called "Real World PHP and MySQL development." The only little thing that I miss in the book, is a reference list of all common functions for PHP. I am not complaining though, the book does not state to be a reference book!
Product: Book Paperback
Title: MCSE SQL 2000 Administration Exam Cram (Exam: 70-228)
Publisher: Coriolis Group Books
Authors: Kalani Kirk Hausman
Rating: 1/5
Title: MCSE SQL 2000 Administration Exam Cram (Exam: 70-228)
Publisher: Coriolis Group Books
Authors: Kalani Kirk Hausman
Rating: 1/5
I read the other one star review, but thought nothing of it. I should have taken it to heart because this book was such a waste of my time and money. There were too many errors (yes, the model system database was referenced as "modal" throughout the book; what an oversight). The Sample Exam also had errors in it. If you want to understand and learn from a credible source, this book is not the answer.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: MCSA/MCSE/MCDBA: SQL Server 2000 Administration Study Guide, 2nd Edition (70-228)
Publisher: Sybex
Authors: Rick Sawtell, Joseph L. Jorden, Lance Mortensen, Joseph Jorden, Lance Mortensen, Rick Sawtell
Rating: 2/5
Title: MCSA/MCSE/MCDBA: SQL Server 2000 Administration Study Guide, 2nd Edition (70-228)
Publisher: Sybex
Authors: Rick Sawtell, Joseph L. Jorden, Lance Mortensen, Joseph Jorden, Lance Mortensen, Rick Sawtell
Rating: 2/5
This book is very uninspired. The layout is pretty good, but I am finding lots of places where there are incomplete explanations which causes lots of wasted time. If you already know the product that wouldn't be bad, but then you wouldn't need this book. Look for a better baisc Admin book.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Writing Stored Procedures with Microsoft SQL Server: The Authoritative Solution
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Matt Shepker
Rating: 1/5
Title: Writing Stored Procedures with Microsoft SQL Server: The Authoritative Solution
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Matt Shepker
Rating: 1/5
I've purchased Sams' books before, and have not been disappointed until I received this book. The book's examples and sytax explanations seem to be cut-and-paste from SQL Server's help files. I expected better and more detailed examples in this book. I wanted some coverage of constraints, which was not included in this book.
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This book is outstanding. It comes with several PL/SQL examples to illustrate each of the concepts presented - and is an indispensable tool for me at work. I can honestly say this book has helped my career as an Oracle consultant, by keeping my skills on the cutting edge.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Apache Jakarta Commons : Reusable Java(TM) Components
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Authors: Will Iverson
Rating: 4/5
Title: Apache Jakarta Commons : Reusable Java(TM) Components
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Authors: Will Iverson
Rating: 4/5
Amazing, the amount of high quality and free software you can get. The latest example is how the open source movement has put together a set of advanced Java classes, that go beyond what the default J2SE SDK gives you. Iverson breaks the Commons offerings into various groupings and explains simple usages of these.
Some classes are of quite general utility. As in the Collections, that expand on the Java 2 Collections Framework. The latter is often indispensible for a lot of programming needs. If that describes your situation, the Commons Collections may be worth looking at. The Logging classes should also prove generally useful.
Most Commons classes, however, may be more specialised. Those dealing with database connection pooling, for instance. Which is not to say that these and others like them are not useful. Far from it. Just that the needs are specialised. Still, it is probably also worth your while to scan these Commons classes, on the chance that serendipity strikes.
Overall, the Commons project is encouraging. More buildout is needed, though.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Data Mining & Statistical Analysis Using SQL
Publisher: Apress
Authors: Jr., John N. Lovett, Robert P. Trueblood, John N. Lovett Jr.
Rating: 3/5
Title: Data Mining & Statistical Analysis Using SQL
Publisher: Apress
Authors: Jr., John N. Lovett, Robert P. Trueblood, John N. Lovett Jr.
Rating: 3/5
My perspective is that I do not consider basic statistics a part of Data Mining. By basic statistics, I mean ANOVA, regression, etc. Therefore, I feel the title is misleading. Only basic statistical analysis is shown using SQL. Data Mining techniques are not covered. As far as statistical analysis .... The Design of Experiments chapter does not cover replicated ANOVA, and does not even mention factorial designs. The Time Series chapter does not cover autoregressive-moving average models.If you want a book that implements some of Excel's Analysis Tools routines in SQL, then this book is for you. If you want an introduction to data mining techniques, look elsewhere.
Product: Book Paperback
Title: Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 24 Hours (3rd Edition)
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Ryan Stephens, Ron Plew
Rating: 3/5
Title: Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 24 Hours (3rd Edition)
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Ryan Stephens, Ron Plew
Rating: 3/5
It is a very well written book (barring typos in examples and exercises). New release is coming in March..so this should improve. I am a beginner learning DB2. Oracle and DB2 SQL has many differences...so while this book was helpful, I had to read the IBM DB2 SQL reference manual to often to figure out correct syntax. It took me much longer then 24 hours. So I can only give it 3 stars.
