Category: Database

Manning’s ‘MongoDB in Action’ has been updated for version 3.0 – #programming #bookreview

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MongoDB in Action, Second Edition Covers MongoDB version 3.0 Kyle Banker Manning, paperback Yes, this updated edition of MongoDB in Action is aimed at software developers. However, the book wisely does not ignore those of us who are more casual users of MongoDB. Indeed, this is a fine how-to book for MongoDB newcomers and casual … Continue reading Manning’s ‘MongoDB in Action’ has been updated for version 3.0 – #programming #bookreview

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

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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

Ethics of Big Data – Thoughtful insights into key issues confronting big-data ‘gold mines’ – #management #bookreview

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Ethics of Big Data Kord Davis, with Doug Patterson (O’Reilly, paperback – Kindle) “Big Data” and how to mine it for profit are red-hot topics in today’s business world. Many corporations now find themselves sitting atop virtual gold mines of customer information. And even small businesses now are attempting to find new ways to profit … Continue reading Ethics of Big Data – Thoughtful insights into key issues confronting big-data ‘gold mines’ – #management #bookreview

PostgreSQL: Up and Running – Get a well-guided grip on this powerful, free database software – #bookreview

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PostgreSQL: Up and Running  Regina Obe and Leo Hsu (O’Reilly, paperback – Kindle) PostgreSQL is both a powerful open source database system and a very flexible application platform. “PostgreSQL allows you to write stored procedures and functions in several programming languages, and the architecture allows you the flexibility to support more languages,” this book’s two authors … Continue reading PostgreSQL: Up and Running – Get a well-guided grip on this powerful, free database software – #bookreview

FileMaker Pro 12: The Missing Manual – A big but easy how-to guide by two experts – #bookreview #database

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FileMaker Pro 12: The Missing Manual Susan Prosser and Stuart Gripman (O’Reilly, paperback – Kindle) The good news is: “FileMaker Pro is the ease-of-use champion.” It avoids common database “jargon words like query, join, and alias.” Instead, the two authors state, it uses “simple concepts like find, sort, and connect.” So, if it’s so simple, … Continue reading FileMaker Pro 12: The Missing Manual – A big but easy how-to guide by two experts – #bookreview #database

New Books for Windows Phone 7 & 7.5 and Microsoft SQL Server 2012 T-SQL – #bookreview

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Microsoft Press recently has released two new books, one for developers who work with Windows Phone 7 & 7.5 and the other for newcomers to Microsoft SQL Server 2012 T-SQL.  Windows Phone 7 Development Internals Andrew Whitechapel (Microsoft Press, paperback, Kindle) Andrew Whitechapel’s hefty new 809-page development internals guidebook focuses on Windows Phone 7 design and … Continue reading New Books for Windows Phone 7 & 7.5 and Microsoft SQL Server 2012 T-SQL – #bookreview

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

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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

Machine Learning for Hackers – Analyzing & displaying data using R – #bookreview #in #programming

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Machine Learning for Hackers By Drew Conway and John Myles White (O’Reilly, paperback, list price $39.99; Kindle edition, list price $31.99) The word “hacker“ has a very bad reputation in many parts of the computer world. This book’s two authors, however, offer a different and much more positive view. “Far from the stylized depictions of nefarious … Continue reading Machine Learning for Hackers – Analyzing & displaying data using R – #bookreview #in #programming

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

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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

Not your father’s database: Getting Started with CouchDB & with Fluidinfo – #bookreview #in #programming

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These two books reflect some of the wide-ranging changes that the Internet and mobile devices are bringing to the ways databases are structured, accessed, updated, stored and maintained. Getting Started with CouchDB By MC Brown (O’Reilly, paperback, list price $24.99; Kindle edition, list price $14.99) “Databases are no longer isolated, single systems,” writes MC Brown. “Whether you want a … Continue reading Not your father’s database: Getting Started with CouchDB & with Fluidinfo – #bookreview #in #programming