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Product: Book - Paperback
Title: Content Management Bible (Bible) Publisher: Wiley Authors: Bob Boiko Rating: 5/5  When I buy technical books I hope for something that is logically laid out, to the point and understandable. I don't want to be insulted with geek humor. I don't want to be buried in jargon. And I certainly don't want to have the author use terms that won't be defined for a couple of chapters yet. I consider it a plus if I don't count my time in pots of coffee per chapter, just to keep my attention focused. Considering the tedious nature of most writing in the information technology field, having such minimal expectations met is enough for me to rate a book highly. When the rare gem of a book such as Boiko's "Content Management Bible" comes along I no longer have enough stars to offer. On a scale of one to five, this book is at least an eight. The writing is not only competent but actually a pleasure to read. Boiko doesn't just convey information in a straight forward, easily comprehended manner, he makes the field of content management interesting. This is not a cookbook of recipies or technology specific fixes but an incredible overview of the field, its problems, pitfalls and gotchas as well as its wisdom and growing edges. It is a high level treatment that empowers the mind set to start thinking of specific solutions. I got this book thinking it was just another dry set of instructions but found it inspires me to think more deeply and creativily in my work. Boike makes excellent use of (cheesy but effective) illustrations and flow charts as well as offering an excellent and logical progression of information. If you need to manage content for a single medium or across multiple media you will be better prepared by digesting this book.
Product: Book - Paperback
Title: The Data Warehouse Toolkit: Practical Techniques for Building Dimensional Data Warehouses Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Authors: Ralph Kimball Rating: 5/5 For people who have a transactional database background, such as myself, and are moving into the data warehouse arena, this book should be the bible! Kimball eloquently shows how a company's business model and thier data needs can be meshed perfectly, and leaves the reader wondering why this is not done in every case. In fact, he actually answers that question several times throughout the book. The real-world examples serve to cement Kimball's concepts in your mind and you try to forget most of you've learned about how to construct normalized, transactional databases. This is actually the first software "textbook" I've enjoyed reading in my 15 years as a database designer.
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Title: Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Deluxe Learning Edition--Version 2003 (Pro-Developer) Publisher: Microsoft Press Authors: Microsoft Corporation Rating: 5/5 It is of little comfort that another reviewer highlights the serious oversight by Microsoft to not include the HELP files for the Visual Basic .net 2003 software in this training kit. I am new to this product and need as much help and reassurance to guide me through the product. Essential to this journey is the HELP file, which requires a MSDN CD to setup - but is not supplied with the CD. Does anyone from Microsoft care to comment as I would like the HELP file, but am at a loss as what to do? Unfortunately I agree with my fellow reviewer than without the HELP files this product cannot progress past 1 star. Sorry, but I cannot recommend this product at this stage.
Product: Book - Hardcover
Title: The C++ Programming Language (Special 3rd Edition) Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Authors: Bjarne Stroustrup Rating: 5/5 The book is comprehensive. The presentation is somewhat layered and some language features are introduced within a discussion or an example. So some searching may be required on the readers' part. However the index is detailed and there are fairly extensive cross references. The chapter on templates is terse but if read carefully provides a complete presentation. (For a more explicit presentation consider "C++ Primer" by Lippman and Lajoie.) Unlike many others, I think that even beginners who have some prior knowledge of programming (eg: from a basic college course) and some basic knowledge of the C++ syntax can benefit from (and should strongly consider using) this book. I did. Personally, I cannot do without this book and I'm sure it will be on my desk for a long time to come. It is all in all a great medium and (possibly) long term investment for learning both C++ language and techniques.
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