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Product: Book - Hardcover
Title: Assembly Language for Intel-Based Computers (4th Edition) Publisher: Prentice Hall Authors: Kip R. Irvine Rating: 1/5  This is by far the most poorly organized programming book I have ever read. The author repeatedly refers to subject matter he has not yet discussed and asks review questions on material to be adressed in later chapters. Assembly language is described in such a bizzaire, structureless, ad hoc manner that one feels as if they are being subjected to whimsical tutorage. The author presents one topic, and then moves on to something completly different never building upon previous knowledge, and puts the finishing touches on his patheticism by referencing subjects that are not addressed for another several chapters. The worst programming book I've ever read - use only for firewood or paperweights.
Product: Book - Paperback
Title: Peopleware : Productive Projects and Teams, 2nd Ed. Publisher: Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated Authors: Tom Demarco, Timothy Lister Rating: 4/5  This book is a good read. It is full-choke of useful "tidbits" about the do's and do-not's of project management. It is a quick read too; I've read it in a weekend. The reason that I am giving it 4- instead of 5- starts is a really blatant error I've encountered in the 2nd-edition-added chapters: the authors mention "Perl applets!". I mean, there is no such thing: there are Java applets and Perl server-side scripts, but never "Perl Applets"! It gives me the impression that the authors are somewhat detached from recent technical developments. Overall however a very good read (especially all the talk about patters and antipatterns - "teamicide" - for team formation). Certainly recommended.
Product: Book - Paperback
Title: XSLT : Programmer's Reference (Programmer to Programmer) Publisher: Wrox Authors: Michael Kay Rating: 5/5  This book takes you through taking an XML document and creating applications which use XSLT to transform that XML into something useful. The author gets right down to it, no babysitting. This is what a developer needs. Mr. Kay knows what he is talking about and also runs a maillist on the subject. I've read several books on XML technologies and this is by far the most useful. This book plus resources at MSDN should get you up and running.
Product: Book - Paperback
Title: MCAD Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Exam Cram 2 (Exam Cram 70-316) Publisher: Que Authors: Kalani Kirk Hausman, Amit Kalani, Priti Kalani, Ed Tittel Rating: 5/5 This book is just like other Kalani's books! By reading it a couple of times during 2 months, I passed the exam easily! Would like to recommend to those who are preparing for the 70-316 test!
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