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Product: Book - Paperback
Title: Access 2000 VBA Handbook Publisher: Sybex Inc Authors: Susann Novalis Rating: 3/5  This book has frustrated me to no end. It jumps from subject to subject with no warning. For example the book explains a little bit of the architecture, then says that an "Access Project" has a different architecture. I thought I was working on an Access Project, oops, much later that I discovered that, an Access Application is not the same thing as an Access Project. Thanks for telling me. And for a good portion of the book, there is no sample code. You learn things by chance, and heaven help you if you try to find something in the index (for example, "subform" is not in the index). Did I learn? Yes. But only because I was taking over a project that had already been written, so the book supplemented the code I was deciphering. Admittedly, part of the problem is in Access itself - too much behind the scenes processing which requires no code. Access also has a number of different interfaces ... I had hoped this book would explain when to use which one and why. No such luck.
Product: Book - Paperback
Title: Developing Web Applications with ASP.NET and C# Publisher: Wiley Authors: Hank Meyne, Scott Davis, Hank Meyne, Scott Davis Rating: 5/5  I knew Java and ASP for several months, and I had to do ASP.NET with C# at work. This is my first and only DOT NET book so far. This slim book got me into working on ASP.NET in few days. This is NOT for the BEGINNING Programmers. If you have experience in OOP like JAVA and Serverside Web scripting like ASP, you would find this book get you to ASP.NET developing fast. It has real world example and explains core essential things. Just what you need to know to get on the job quickly. You don't spend time on what you already know. It doesn't teach you C# but since I knew Java, it was perfectly ok. For more detailed stuff where I needed, I went to MSDN library. To learn more and deep in certain sections, I'll buy some other books. I am giving 5 stars because it's the only book I read and it did good job for my purpose. Thank you very much!
Product: Book - Hardcover
Title: Data Structures & Algorithms in Java (Mitchell Waite Signature Series) Publisher: Waite Group Press Authors: Mitchell Waite, Robert Lafore Rating: 5/5 When I started studying data structures, I was quite taken aback by the descriptions given in my college textbook. The examples were convoluted and shied from giving the reader an understanding of the basic concepts. Rather, it chose to focus purely on algorithmic analysis. That approach required too many mathematical proofs and other complex notation. Fortunately for me, this gem by Lafore came to the rescue. Lafore's illustration of data structures is concise and easy to follow. In each section the data structure is discussed in general and then further dissected into easily understandable subsections. An added benefit is that each chapter has Java code that illustrates the main functions of each data structure discussed. The code is included on a CD that also contains interactive Java Applets. I found that the applets really helped illustrate how some of the more complex structures work. There is no code in the chapter on Red-Black trees or in the chapter on 2-3-4 Trees and external storage. This is okay however, since presentation of the code might have consumed too much space and have been difficult to follow (Fortunately, There are insightful applets for these topics). My only regret is that the book doesn't give as much in-depth information on certain functions of B-trees and B+ Trees as it does on the other topics. More than less likely this is a little (too?) picky on my part. Overall a great book to get if you are interested in learning essential Data Structures.
Product: Book - Paperback
Title: Learning XML, Second Edition Publisher: O'Reilly Authors: Erik T. Ray Rating: 4/5  I bought this book to have some knowledge of XML, but his book is so boring....This is my third week and I am in chapter 2, and believe me I am pushing myself to read it. I think I will buy another XML book or just go straight to a XHTML book. I understand that without theory you cannot explain anything, but this is too much...to much theory.
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