Subjects:  1. Computer Books: Languages    2. Computers    3. Computers - Languages / Programming    4. Mathematical & Statistical Software    5. Programming - General    6. User Interfaces   

Reviews (73)

Look over a Master's shoulder
Awesome learn by example book IF you already have a little background in CSS, and even then if your knowledge is elementary you might be lost on some of the finer points. If it had a little more theory and explanations it would be a killer book, but I guess Eric Meyer didn't have patience enough for that. He is anyway a Master in CSS styling, no doubts about that, and the right author too look at for learning and inspiration. The book is structured around several projects that you see in the various developing stages from beginning to end in reasonably small steps. The explanations of what's going on are like what you would expect from a guru/designer/artist that is, far from complete andbasic. Again is like you had the chance to peek over Eric's shoulder while he works, but he won't be bothered to lose too much of his time after you. But don't get me wrong, this book is a must have for anyone interested in CSS, even if I would not buy it now (it starts being a bit dated) but would wait for his next book that should come out this autumn.

Second to none!
I wanted a quick crash course in CSS; instead this book gave me a comprehensive start that led me on a path to a solid foundation in designing with Cascading Style Sheets.
Good reference about CSS
The first seen this book seems one more technical guide about CSS, but to the first contact realizes that it is a great reference based on needs to everyday of the web designer.
Read more

Subjects:  1. Cascading style sheets    2. Computer - Internet    3. Computer Books: General    4. Computer Programming Languages    5. Computers    6. Design    7. Desktop Publishing    8. Internet - Web Site Design    9. Internet - World Wide Web    10. Programming - General    11. Programming Languages - General    12. Programming Languages - HTML    13. Web sites    14. Computers / Internet / Web Site Design    15. HTML    16. XML   

Reviews (2)

Haven't come across anything this can't answer for me...
It's about time MS put out a reference set that covers the most important topics, not abstract one's. I like this reference set alot so far because of it's thurough coverage of the Document Object Models (DOM) for Access, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, etc. I haven't gone through the whole thing yetbut the only left for me to find is where they talk more about automation,something pretty much left out of the Office 97 reference set. Overallthough, this is a great set of books to have at your disposal. It hasalready helped me come up with solutions for the custom-businessapplications and macros I create. There is also alot of material thatwasn't in the last series. A great asset to any company with VB or VBAprogrammers.

Wow!Finally Help for the Office Developer
I've been working with MS Office 2000 for several months.The extended Object Models have become more powerful for the end user, but more complicated for the developer.I recently purchsed this set of books.Wow!What a difference.This library unfolds all the mysteries of theMicrosoft Office 2000 suite as well as some very helpful guidelines forVisual Basic for Applications (VBA).With these books, I've been ablethough to walk through examples, and create customized solutions for myusers.Can't wait for the sequel!Well worth the money.I expect toreap benefits ten-fold over the costs. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Application Software For Business    2. Basic (Programming Language)    3. Business    4. Business Software - General    5. Business Software - MSOffice    6. Computer Bks - Languages / Programming    7. Computer Books: General    8. Computer programs    9. Computers    10. Microsoft Office    11. Programming Languages - General    12. Programming Languages - Visual BASIC    13. World Wide Web    14. Basic, Visual Basic & QBasic    15. Business information systems    16. Computer Software Packages   

Subjects:  1. Computer Books: Operating Systems    2. Computers    3. Computers - Languages / Programming    4. Internet programming    5. Microcomputer Operating Environments    6. Operating Systems - Windows    7. Programming - General    8. Programming - Software Development    9. World Wide Web    10. Computers / Programming / Software Development    11. Microsoft Windows   

Editorial Review

In this eagerly awaited second edition, Grady Booch draws upon the rich and varied results of those projects and offers improved methods for object development and a new, unified notation.With numerous examples implemented in C++, Booch illustrates essential concepts, explains the method, and shows successful applications in a variety of fields.Booch also givespragmatic advice on a host of issues, including classification, implementation strategies, and cost-effective project management.A two-time winner of Read more

Reviews (32)

Best OO book on the market.
This explains every facet of OO design and analysis.I bought this book years ago and have used it to reinforce many conversations about OO design.What I have found is that the old timer C and COBOL programmers have a very difficult time even thinking like this.This book should be on every developers book shelf.Many of the topics are so common in todays programming disciplines that many students do not even realize they are following it.Many of the patterns and concepts are now so common place in languages like Java and C# that the new developer just thinks this way.

Great , tough Book, not for beginners or Non C++ programmers
Mixed opinions about the book. The author never claims that beginners can easily understand nor he warrants that you need not know C++. It may take sevaral months or years to read this book. If you say you know this book for 100%, you are only few steps away from Booch's level. His process is great if we have the time, patience and comfort to follow it and apply it. You should have some prior knowledge of OO to understand Booch's language. Of course C++ basics. Though the chapter on Booch Notaion is dated, you still need to read it to follow the remaining chapters. But if you have read UML, booch notation is not tough to understand. I wish he re-writes with additional Java examples and gives some business applications like banking/insurance examples rather than Gardening Sensors and Heaters, and also drop notations chapter and assume that readers know UML. It will be great if he guides us how his process fits into the internet era within tons of frameworks/patternsaround.

A classic well worth the read
This is a very good book on the subjects of OOA/OOD. It emphasizes concepts and has a strong academic flavor, which I appreciate "accidentally." Although the particular C++ programming language is not the focus, you need to know a least some C++ to understand the example code snippets, which helps you grasp the concepts.Read more

Subjects:  1. Computer Books: Languages    2. Computers - Languages / Programming    3. Object-Oriented Programming    4. Object-oriented programming (C    5. Object-oriented programming (Computer science)    6. Programming - Object Oriented Programming    7. Programming Languages - General    8. Computers / Programming / Object Oriented    9. Object-oriented programming (OOP)    10. Systems analysis & design   

Reviews (14)

Good for beginners and transfers
Despite some of the negative comments on this book, I bought it anyway. The remarks that this is not a reference manual is unjust. Chapman never claims that the book is supposed to be a reference manual, so don't expect one. The book is written for those who begin to learn Fortran 95 or want to upgrade their skills to make the transition from Fortran 77.
Excellent text for modern programming
It is outrightly silly to rate this excellent book one star and insinuate that it is a terrible write-up. Is it the thin index that makes it so bad, or the explanation of do loops using sin(x) series expansion, according to the first reviewer? If you are a scientist or an engineer (the target audience of the book) you'll probably see the wisdom of such an example instead of counting from 1 to 10 as if we are inside a grocery store.
Horrible as a reference.
This is probably one of the worst programming books I have ever used. The index is terrible, which turns finding any random info into a page by page scavenger hunt. There are very few tables which give nice breakdown of parameters and what not, as the author prefered to scatter information about a single function call through two or three chapters. The "scientific and engineering" aspect of programming is so spoon fed it really does nothing to enhance understanding of the subject.
Read more

Subjects:  1. Computer Books: Languages    2. Computers    3. Computers - Languages / Programming    4. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic    5. FORTRAN 90 (Computer program l    6. FORTRAN 90 (Computer program language)    7. FORTRAN 95 (Computer program l    8. FORTRAN 95 (Computer program language)    9. Fortran (Programming Language)    10. Programming - General    11. Programming Languages - FORTRAN    12. Programming Languages - General    13. Mechanical engineering    14. Technology / Engineering / General   

Reviews (8)

There is better
I thought this book would help me learn Java when I first bought it, but I thinkthe examples are skimpy. A more complete reference and tutorial is Cay Horstman's and Gary Cornell's 7 ed. of Core Java 2: Volumes 1 and 2. These 2 volumes have great examples, and go more in-depth into Java. Skip Schildt's book, and buy the Core Java Volumes even if you need just a reference. You will be happier, and learn more.

Very good book
Very good book if you are a beginner. It gives you the basics for everything you need. I havent given it 5 stars because it lacks some of the advanced stuff, you end up referring to some other books for that.
Great Book to start Java
This book as the name suggest gives you complete overview for learning and understanding Java. It clearly points out the differences between Java 1.4 and Java 1.5 (J2SE 5.0). It highlights the important points and gives introduction to Swings, Servlets and a good financial application using java.
Read more

Subjects:  1. Computer Books: Languages    2. Computers    3. Computers - Languages / Programming    4. Java (Computer language)    5. Java (Computer program language)    6. Programming - General    7. Programming Languages - Java    8. Computers / Programming Languages / Java    9. Java & variants   

Reviews (3)

Study a good self improvement software engineering method
The book is good, every argument weel written with simple language and lesson tailored. PSP is a good set of processes to use in software development. If you wish to self study PSP it is good but you have to download a lot of material from the SEI website (exercises, workbooks and so on). Humprey write about process extensions but not so much as needed in practice. Also a more detailed description about PSP processes isn't present on the book so you haveto read about on SEI website material.

Applies well in some but not all situations...
As an IT professional and software developer, I'm all for standards and processes.PSP - A Self-Improvement Process for Software Engineers by Watts S. Humphrey (Addison-Wesley) outlines a personal methodology for improving your development efforts.But it's definitely not applicable to all environments...
review before compiling?!
The intent is to reduce the defect rate in software. With an emphasis on doing this when we have several million lines of source code. All the more so if the application might involve safety issues or be critical to its company's bottom line.
Read more

Subjects:  1. Computer Books: Languages    2. Computers    3. Computers - Languages / Programming    4. Programming - Software Development    5. Software Engineering    6. Computer Programming    7. Computers / Programming / Software Development   

Editorial Review

Updated to cover version 2.4.x of the Linux kernel, the second edition of Read more

Features

• Illustrated

Reviews (39)

Good reference on Linux subsystems, not a book for starters
This book is not for Linux (kernel) newbies but for those who already know their way around the kernel and seek detailed info on certain parts of it. This book has some good overviews on different subsystems of the Linux kernel. Some sections, like USB, have been expanded since the second edition of this book. I would have liked to see a section on the new 2.6 scheduler.
Not useful for a normal coder looking to learn Unix drivers.
If you are trying to learn how to write Linux Device drivers from scratch, this is probably not the book for you. I believe I am somewhat C/C++ savvy, and I expect sample code that is less than 10 lines of code to compile correctly.
Don't even read the free online version
This book was so badly written that I just couldn't help writing my first review on Amazon. I NEVER bothered writting reviews.
Read more

Subjects:  1. Computer Books: Operating Systems    2. Computers    3. Computers - Languages / Programming    4. Hardware - Peripherals    5. Linux (Computer software)    6. Linux device drivers (Computer programs)    7. Operating Systems - Linux    8. Programming - General    9. Computers / Languages / Programming    10. Computers / Operating Systems / Linux    11. Computers / Programming / General    12. Computers/Hardware - Peripherals    13. Computers/Operating Systems - Linux    14. Linux Device Drivers, Linux, driver, device, kernel,2.6, sysadmin, system administration, configuration, managing files, documentation, troubleshooting, kernel, CUPS, font management, Postfix, Apache, DNS, DHCP, file sharing, printer sharing, LAN, system rescue, recovery, USB, wireless networking, spam control, GRUB, LILO, revision control, CVS, instant messaging     15. Unix, Unix Linux & Unix TCL/TK   

Reviews (15)

Great pump-primer for ASP.NET developers
For .NET developers new to test-driven-development who want a recipe for the process, an invaluable book. This is not a concept book, but rather a concrete example that gets a little loose towards the end. Those who have also adopted Model-View-Controller for their ASP.NET applications will be able to logically extend the first half of the book to test their web interfaces, something that is admittedly difficult using the "stock" ASP.NET design philosophy.
First exposure to test driven development
I attended a workshop on test driven development presented by James Newkirk. I was so intrigued with the concept that I had to go out and get his book to find out more. As a result our project now uses NUnit, TestDriven.net for test driven development and find that this has really boosted confidence in the developers and their code. The concept of test-driven development is a very useful agile method of writing code to the requirements based on tests (Red/Green/Refactor). This has certainly changed my perspective towards development and want to thank James Newkirk for purveying this concept.

You need this book in your Agile Library!!!
Test-Driven Development in Microsoft.NET rises head and shoulders above the other books on the subject. While I know that is a very strong statement to make, the authors have made the focus of the book a very practical one.Don't get me wrong, there are several other great books on this subject, but they all seem to fall down when it comes to real-world situations.
Read more

Subjects:  1. Computer Books: Internet General    2. Computer Programs Testing    3. Computer software    4. Computers    5. Computers - Languages / Programming    6. Development    7. Microcomputer Application Software    8. Microsoft .NET    9. Programming - General    10. Programming - Software Development    11. Programming - Systems Analysis & Design    12. Testing    13. Computer Programming    14. Computers / Programming / Software Development   

Editorial Review

Optimizing compilers, which turn human-readable programming languages into the smallest, most efficient machine code possible, are among the most complex pieces of software ever written. Building a compiler is both science and black art and demands an intimate knowledge of data structures, algorithms, high-level programming languages, and processor architectures and their instruction sets. Read more

Reviews (14)

Confusing at best
I've seen chapter 14 of this book referenced (by a university professor giving suggestion to his students, not by a random guy) as:
Good for seasoned compiler writers, bad for CS students
Ok, let's be fair. This book provides a broad coverage of useful optimizations and it will be useful in case you work writing compilers AND have some experience.
Excellent
Advances in compiler design do not get much press these days. The reasons for this are unclear, but no doubt the perception that compilers need no further improvement has something to do with this. This book, written by one of the leading experts on compilers, certainly dispels this belief. Once readers get used to the idiosyncratic ICAN (Informal Compiler Algorithm Notation) invented by the author and used throughout the book, they get a comprehensive overview of compilers, especially that of optimization. Compilers for the SPARC, PowerPC, DEC, and Pentium architectures are treated in the book. The predominant emphasis of the book is in optimization, and so a few more recent and important topics in compiler construction, such as partial evaluation, are not discussed. Readers are expected to have a prior background in elementary compiler theory. My primary interest in reading the book was to gain insight into the compilation issues that arise in symbolic programming languages such as LISP and Prolog. Read more

Subjects:  1. Compilers    2. Compilers (Computer Science)    3. Compilers (Computer programs)    4. Computer Architecture - General    5. Computer Books: Operating Systems    6. Computers    7. Computers - General Information    8. Programming - Software Development    9. Systems programming (Computer    10. Systems programming (Computer science)    11. Compilers & interpreters    12. Computers / Programming / Software Development   

Reviews (3)

weighing tickoo and toogood
i have both beginner books tickoo's and toogood's
go for sham tickoo
This book is ok for starters. Just about ok.
Problems, Problems and more Problems
Problems, Problems and more Problems.This is the way I would describe the book. This is my view, and I am expressing it as a practicing design engineer.
Read more

Subjects:  1. Computer Books: Languages    2. Computers    3. Programming Languages - General   

Reviews (24)

Book has all you need to Quick start ABAP objects learning
The Book is good to learn abap quickly. Its practical approach is the key. The software that comes in CDs is self sufficient to execute the examples...no developer keys are necessary from SAP. Installation is smooth. I dont have previous versions of MS SQL server.
An excellent guide.
For those who beggin programming with ABAP within a OO perspective, I think is the perfect guide. Of course itsn't a reference book but it's a excellent point of start ABAP having in mind an OO point of view.

BUYER BEWARE
In order to use the programs in this book you will need to obtain a developer key from SAP. In order to get a developer key you *must* have a SAP customer number ... if you do not already have a customer number buying this book will not get you one and so there is no way to work through the exercises illustrated.
Read more

Subjects:  1. ABAP/4 (Computer program langu    2. ABAP/4 (Computer program language)    3. Client-Server Computing - General    4. Client/server computing    5. Computer Books: General    6. Computer Programming Languages    7. Computers    8. Computers - Languages / Programming    9. Distributed Computer Systems    10. Information Technology    11. Management Information Systems    12. Programming - Object Oriented Programming    13. Programming Languages - General    14. SAP R/3    15. Computers / Business Software / General    16. Object-oriented programming (OOP)   

Reviews (16)

An fantastic book in my opinion
Most of the previous comments are either very favourable to the book (i.e. 4 or 5 stars) or completely against it (1 star).
terrible, Terrible, TERRIBLE
As a software engineering undergrad, I read pools of books, and as far as the study of programming languages go, there are many terrible books on the subject: this is one of them. I checked this out from our school library, got home, began to read and didn't make it past the first 3 or 4 pages in the first chapter.
Just because it's challenging doesn't mean it's bad
I hated this book when it was the assigned text in my programming languages course. But having just graduated with a BS in CS, I wentback and looked thru this book after seeing the negative reviews here. After taking courses like compiler and multi-threaded programming, I feel the book does an excellent job of showing how programming languages evolved, and why. Some of the examples are a little abstract(i agree that the quilt example is too hard to follow, andis spread over too many pages), but for a book that is trying to show the reasons languages evolved it does a good job. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Computer Bks - Languages / Programming    2. Computer Books: Languages    3. Computer Programming Languages    4. Computers - Languages / Programming    5. Programming Languages - General    6. Programming languages (Electro    7. Programming languages (Electronic computers)    8. Programming languages   

Reviews (2)

Better Than a $1500 Apple Class!
Peachpit just got the rights to start publishing Apple Certified materials.You used to have to take a $1500 class from Apple to get this same information!
Great Book for preparing for the ACHDS test !
I think this a must have book for anyone wanting to learn how to learn more about Mac's and how to support them.It's easy reading and you gain a lot of knowledge on how to use the operating system.
Read more

Subjects:  1. Apple And Macintosh Programming    2. Computer - Apple/Macintosh    3. Computer Books: Operating Systems    4. Computers    5. Macintosh (Computer)    6. Operating Systems - Macintosh    7. Operating systems (Computers)    8. Programming    9. Programming - General    10. Computers / Operating Systems / Macintosh    11. Macintosh OS   

Reviews (16)

Try getting useful information out of this thing
Organization? Perhaps in a Faulkner stream-of-consciousness sense. "Applications" is _chapter 14_. The topic emphasis has little to do w/ the needs of most developers. You get two entire chapters on "Design Time Integration", whereas you get a small (two page) subsection on "Keyboard Handling" and likewise "Scrolling". Gee, how about if I want to handle the _arrow keys_!? Maybe you could explain scrolling in more than a paragraph of English text? How about an example? To top it off, it's in a narrative & chummy style. Yuck.

The Things You Need to Know to Write a Great Windows Forms Application
The basics of Windows forms programming are fairly obvious.You drag controls from the toolbox onto the design surface, set the properties as necessary, and wire code to the events.For simple apps this is all you need to know and you typically don't need to bother with the documentation.
Try MSDN Instead...
What a disappointment. I went in to this book knowing almost nothing about Windows Forms. After reading it, I think I know less now than when I started.
Read more

Subjects:  1. Computer Books: Operating Systems    2. Computer software    3. Computers    4. Computers - Languages / Programming    5. Development    6. Microcomputer Operating Environments    7. Microsoft .NET Framework    8. Operating Systems - General    9. Operating Systems - Windows    10. Programming - Software Development    11. Programming Languages - General    12. C & Visual C    13. Computers / Programming Languages / General   

Reviews (6)

Loved it
This is THE book to get for Oracle Discoverer.What more can I say, it's well written, clear with good examples.

Complete, comprehensive coverage
Oracle Discoverer is a complex tool and much more than a single understanding of the functionality is required to use it effectively for business intelligence.
Outstanding Resource!
I am a neophyte to Discoverer, having just accepted a position where the primary assignment is to learn discoverer and develop a library.
Read more

Subjects:  1. Computer Books: Languages    2. Computers    3. Computers - Languages / Programming    4. Programming - General    5. Computers / Programming / General    6. Oracle