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Author: Matt Zandstra
Publisher: Sams, 2003
Pages: 576
ISBN:978-0672326196
Aimed at: Programmers wanting to use PHP
Rating: 4
Pros: Fast paced.
Cons: Only covers PHP 4.3
Reviewed by: Ian Elliot
PHP isn't a difficult language but if it is your first language you will need a little more time than the few hours that this course allocates to the basics.
Author: Matt Zandstra
Publisher: Sams, 2003
Pages: 576
ISBN:978-0672326196
Aimed at: Programmers wanting to use PHP
Rating: 4
Pros: Fast paced.
Cons: Only covers PHP
This is a "teach yourself in 24 hours" book that is a bit different. It ramps up remarkably fast. PHP isn't a difficult language but if it is your first language you will need a little more time than the few hours that this course allocates to the basics. It starts reasonably enough but there is a sudden jump in the level.
It covers all the usual topics – using MySQL, cookies, state management in general and more advanced topics such as objects, XML and LDAP. Of course you are going to need more than 24 hours to read the book, let alone master its contents.
One big disadvantage is that it only covers PHP 4.3 when most of us are now worrying about moving on to versions 5.0 or 6.0. Not a bad book but you need to know something about HTML and programming to get the best from it.
Data Structures and Program Design Using Java
Author: D. Malhotra, N. Malhotra
Publisher: Mercury Learning & Information
Pages: 430
ISBN: 9781683924647
Print: 1683924649
Kindle: B085W8GFW9
Audience: Java developers
Rating: 3
Reviewer: Alex Armstrong
Java is a good language to implement data structures.
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Learn PowerShell Scripting in a Month of Lunches
Authors: Don Jones & Jeffrey Hicks
Publisher: Manning
Pages: 352
ISBN: 978-1617295096
Print: 1617295094
Audience: Admins and devs
Rating: 5
Reviewer: Ian Stirk
This book aims to teach you PowerShell scripting in around 30 hours, how does it fare?
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Title: Sams Teach Yourself Php in 24 Hours
Author: Matt Zandstra
Publisher: Sams
Price: £17.99
Pages: 500
ISBN: 0672326191
Aimed at: Programmers wanting to use Php
Pros: Fast paced.
Cons: Only covers PHP 4.3
Reviewed by: Ian Elliot
Verdict: : -)
This is a “teach yourself in 24 hours” book that is a bit different. It ramps up remarkably fast. Php isn’t a difficult language but if it is your first language you will need a little more time than the few hours that this course allocates to the basics. It starts reasonably enough but there is a sudden jump in the level. It covers all the usual topics – using MySQL, cookies, state management in general and more advanced topics such as objects, XML and LDAP. Of course you are going to need more than 24 hours to read the book, let alone master its contents. One big disadvantage is that it only covers PHP 4.3 when most of us are now worrying about moving on to version 5.0. Not a bad book but you need to know something about HTML and programming to get the best from it.
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