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Product: Book - Hardcover
Title: Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms (3rd Edition) Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Authors: Donald E. Knuth Rating: 5/5  While weaker minds may abhor the assembly code, this book (and series) contains the most comprehensive discussion of computer topics I've seen. Knuth gives both an english-language representation of the algorithm and an assembly implementation. For those who want "pseudocode", it's there, if you can read english. However, the assembly implementation allows Knuth to discuss real-world implementation issues. This book is not easy, and probably not good for a BS CS candidate (or graduate) unless they're very dedicated. That said, the best, most experienced, and most capable computer scientists I know have Knuth and swear by it. In short, if you'd like to learn far more than a Bachelor's in CS will even touch on, buy this book. (And the rest of the series... how many people these days even know what a trie is? And no, that's not a spelling mistake.)
Product: Book - Paperback
Title: Core Servlets and JavaServer Pages, Vol. 1: Core Technologies, Second Edition Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR Authors: Marty Hall, Larry Brown Rating: 5/5 This book made learning Servlets and JSP's very fun. It started from scratch but went as far as you wanted to go. I specially like the examples which are simple and to the point. Unlike other tutorial books where the examples get longer and more complicated as you progress through the book, Marty's examples are as lean as possible to get to the point instead of showing off with complex examples that are confusing. These small and to the point examples make it easy to pick any chapter and go through it without too much reliance on previous chapters. His language is very simple to read and I like the way he points out the special cases for servers and other tools and how they behaved saving the reader countless hours trying to debug something that is already a known fact/bug. I've been able to go through chapter by chapter so far on my own computer using freeware tools and experience the Servlets and JSP as quickly as I've been reading the book. I highly recommend it. I have many books on the topic of Java and find Marty's two books: Core Web Programming and Core Servlets and JSP a breath of fresh air. I wish more Java books were written this way. Regards, Saviz Artang Sr. Software Engineer
Product: Book - Paperback
Title: Microsoft Office XP Step-By-Step (With CD-ROM) Publisher: Microsoft Press Authors: Perspection Inc., Online Training Solutions Inc., Curtis Frye, Kristen Crupi, Perspection Inc., Online Training Solutions Inc. Rating: 5/5 Similar to its predecessors, this book guides you through performing many Office XP tasks, however, it is not comprehensive and isn't enough to pass all the MOUS exams if you rely on this alone. Unlike its predecessors, every page is now in full color making it easier on the eyes and more enjoyable. Also unlike its predecessors, it includes a section on FrontPage (2002). The book is also much larger (over 750+ pages) compared to previous versions (ex. 400+ pages for Office 2000 Step-By-Step). The included CD-ROM with exercises seems to have corrected the bugs of their predecessors since I haven't encountered any yet. What would have made this book perfect is if it included the Office XP Step-By-Step Learning Kit CD-ROM, however, for [a little bit] more it may be worth the extra sacrifice to get a more complete training experience.
Product: Book - Paperback
Title: Official Final Fantasy VII Strategy Guide Publisher: Bradygames Authors: David Cassady Rating: 4/5  While the writing is good and the production values utterly lavish, the maps are a disaster -- labelled with letters and numbers that don't often correspond with the legend, when there is a legend at all. More typical is the beastiary in the back: every monster has a pretty picture, but it's almost impossible to understand the icons used to show the enemies' attacks and what they're vulnerable to. Not the most practical guide, but a nice souvenir nonetheless.
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