Category: MySQL

Learning Dart – A solid guide to basic development using Google’s Dart #programming language – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Learning Dart Learn how to program applications with Dart 1.0, a language specifically designed to produce better-structured, high performance applications  Ivo Balbaert and Dzenan Ridjanovic (Packt – Kindle, paperback)   The programming language Dart was introduced in late 2011 by Google as a potential replacement for aging JavaScript. But JavaScript, of course, has continued to … Continue reading Learning Dart – A solid guide to basic development using Google’s Dart #programming language – #bookreview

Hadoop is hot! Three new how-to books for riding the Big Data elephant – #programming #bookreview

by Si Dunn

In the world of Big Data, Hadoop has become the hard-charging elephant in the room. Its big-name users now span the alphabet and include such notables as Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Google, the New York Times, and Yahoo. Not bad for software named after a child’s toy elephant. Computer systems that run Hadoop can store, process, … Continue reading Hadoop is hot! Three new how-to books for riding the Big Data elephant – #programming #bookreview

Spring Data: Modern Data Access for Enterprise Java – #java #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Spring Data: Modern Data Access for Enterprise Java Mark Pollack, Oliver Gierke, Thomas Risberg, Jonathan L. Brisbin and Michael Hunger (O’Reilly, paperback – Kindle) Big Data keeps getting wider and deeper by the second. And so do the demands for analyzing and profiting from all of those piled-up terabytes. Meanwhile, the once whiz-bang technology known … Continue reading Spring Data: Modern Data Access for Enterprise Java – #java #bookreview

WordPress: The Missing Manual – Covers what you need to know & can profit from – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

WordPress: The Missing Manual Matthew MacDonald (O’Reilly, paperback – Kindle) It’s easy to set up and launch a basic WordPress blog. But once you do, it’s also very easy to just keep blogging and ignore the many other options and features that WordPress offers. (I’m guilty of that, which is why I’m happy to see … Continue reading WordPress: The Missing Manual – Covers what you need to know & can profit from – #bookreview

Learning Node – A good how-to guide for server-side Web development with Node.js – #programming #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Learning Node Shelley Powers (O’Reilly, paperback – Kindle)  “Node is designed to be used for [server-side] applications that are heavy on input/output (I/O), but light on computation,” veteran Web technology author Shelley Powers notes in Learning Node, her ninth and newest how-to book from O’Reilly. “Node.js,” she explains, “is a server-side technology that’s based on … Continue reading Learning Node – A good how-to guide for server-side Web development with Node.js – #programming #bookreview

Learning PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, and CSS, 2nd Edition – Dynamic websites #programming #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Learning PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, and CSS, 2nd Edition Robin Nixon (O’Reilly, paperback – Kindle) Robin Nixon recently has updated and expanded his popular 2009 “step-by-step guide to creating dynamic websites.” The new edition has an added section that focuses on Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), so the book “now covers all four of the most popular … Continue reading Learning PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, and CSS, 2nd Edition – Dynamic websites #programming #bookreview

PHP & MySQL: Novice to Ninja, 5th Ed. – A popular how-to guide updated – #bookreview #in #php #programming

by Si Dunn

PHP & MySQL: Novice to Ninja, 5th Edition Kevin Yank (SitePoint, paperback, list price $39.95; Kindle edition, list price $29.95) A key measure of a programming book’s usefulness and popularity is how many times it has been revised and reprinted. Kevin Yank’s book first was published in 2001 under a different title. Eleven years later, … Continue reading PHP & MySQL: Novice to Ninja, 5th Ed. – A popular how-to guide updated – #bookreview #in #php #programming

Node: Up and Running – A fine intro to Node.js, the new 799-pound gorilla in the room – #programming #bookreview #in

by Si Dunn

Node: Up and Running Tom Hughes-Croucher and Mike Wilson (O’Reilly, paperback, list price $34.99; Kindle edition, list price $27.99) Node.js is often described as “the dominant player” in the world of server-side JavaScript development. Whether that’s completely true or boastful hype, big players such as Google, LinkedIn, eBay, Walmart and Microsoft now are using it. And so … Continue reading Node: Up and Running – A fine intro to Node.js, the new 799-pound gorilla in the room – #programming #bookreview #in

MySQL Troubleshooting – Tools, steps & advice from an expert – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

MySQL Troubleshooting By Sveta Smirnova (O’Reilly, paperback, list price $29.99; Kindle edition, list price $14.99) Sveta Smirnova knows how to find and fix MySQL problems. She is a principal technical support engineer in Oracle’s Bug Analysis Support Group and works daily with MySQL support issues and bug fixes. Her new book is structured to help both MySQL … Continue reading MySQL Troubleshooting – Tools, steps & advice from an expert – #bookreview