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Title: Alison Balter's Mastering Microsoft Access 2000 Development Publisher: Sams Authors: Alison Balter Rating: 5/5  It covers all the aspects that you need to develop robust applications.Security and Client Server Techniques are deeply covered.I learned so much with this book. I bring it with me, every time I have to travel to implement or update a system.
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Title: Thinking in Java (3rd Edition) Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR Authors: Bruce Eckel Rating: 3/5  I liked the book, and Bruce definitely has an excellent & thorough understanding of Java. I especially liked the fact that this book does not fixate on writing Java client apps in Swing or AWT - there are other books that specialize in that. This is all about core Java concepts that apply equally well to server-side, client-side, PDA, etc. My main complaints are 1) he often presents vital concepts in an example only, instead of thoroughly discussing it in addition to presenting an example, and 2) the sample source code gets longer and longer as you go through the book. Bruce almost always presents a complete, working mini-program in his source code, with a main method, utility functions, etc. This is nice because you can easily compile and run the examples, but there are many cases where concise code snippets that focused only on the concept being presented would be easier to understand. An ideal compromise might be code snippets throughout the chapters, with a complete compileable program at the end of each chapter.
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Title: OCP Oracle Database 10g : New Features for Administrators Exam Guide (Oracle Press) Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Authors: Sam Alapati Rating: 3/5 I previoulsy reviewed this book back in December 2004 (see below my previous opinion on the book). The book is good for the certification exam and has some relevant information you need to know for the exam. I was just disappointed about the amount of errors in the book. If you notice those errors you are fine. I took my exam today (Tuesday January 25, 2005) and score 51/61. The reason I came back to update my review is to give some credit to this book. I would admit that I learnt from this book. But I did not rely on this book alone. I also used the Sybex study guide and the OOD (Oracle Online Documentation). All of three provided me a valuable assistance in studying for the exams. The practice exam questions in the Oracle Press Book and the Sybex Study guide were helpful and I did not have to buy a practice exam software. My advice for the exam: make sure you understand clearly the following concepts: ASM, Datapump architecture, Materialized Views, Security Policy,Index with partitions, and Advisory Framework. I was heavily tested in those areas. December 24, 2004 (review) I agree with most of reviewers about the amount of errors in the books. Only people who read without paying attention to the contents and not following the logic will have a hard time finding those errors. I bought this book because of the author reputation since I read one of his books before. I would say that Sam Alapati is an expert in Database area, not doubt about it. But the book was written in a hasty approach with the goal to grab the market share before the competitors. I strongly believe the book is still useful. Beside the typos and some misleading errors, the book has very important information you need to know for the exam. It just gives you a lot of work to double check every thing. I will admit that I was surprised by the first two reviews written back in November 2004. At that time I already went through about 3 chapters of the oracle press book and started seeing those mistakes in the book. I was struck by the fact that they were praising the book without mentionning those mistakes in the book. As I always do, I don't use one source to prepare for the exam. I bought both oracle press books and sybex study guide at the same time. I have to switch to the sybex book due to those frustating mistakes you have to check all the time. So far I feel pretty comfortable with the sybex study guide. I already went through the entire sybex book and going through it for the second time. I am planning to go back to the oracle press book too before I go take the exam. The exam questions in the oracle press are OK but not the best. I don't know if I will recommend this book to anyone but it is just matter of choice. I don't regret buying it and I am planning to keep it around. I give 3 stars. Good luck!!!
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Title: OpenGL(R) Programming Guide: The Official Guide to Learning OpenGL, Version 1.2 (3rd Edition) Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Authors: Mason Woo, Jackie Neider, Tom Davis, Dave Shreiner, OpenGL Architecture Review Board Rating: 5/5 I read the OpenGL Superbible before I read the Red book, and I have to say that I like the latter better. It has fewer typo's, its diagrams are clearer, and IMHO the explanations were easier to understand. Look at the diagrams in the Superbible to get what I mean! Many of them are either misleading or plain wrong. Since it's a visual thing, the diagrams ARE important. Thankfully, you won't go wrong with the Red book.
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