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[Everything] Books!
« on: June 13, 2006, 06:16:35 pm »
I need good and not too expensive books regarding: C, C++, Java, & PHP.

The books I've picked out currently are:

C Programming : Visual QuickStart Guide (Visual Quickstart Guides)

C++ Programming : Visual QuickStart Guide (Visual Quickstart Guides)

PHP and MySQL for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide (Paperback)

Anyone recommend any more/different books?  :)

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Re: [Everything] Books!
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2006, 06:29:05 pm »

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Re: [Everything] Books!
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2006, 06:44:42 pm »
I'm not sure what your experience is with programming, but the PHP book you've selected is intended for someone who's had a little bit of experience with PHP (up to managing pages with SQL queries... things like that).  I have that book somewhere...

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Re: [Everything] Books!
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2006, 07:35:03 pm »
I suggest not getting the PHP book, seriously if you have any questions you can always ask here.
php.net is an amazing reference.

C/C++ and PHP share the same concept of syntax so once you know how C/C++ works adapting to PHP should be easy (Hell I did it withought knowing C or C++)

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Re: [Everything] Books!
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2006, 08:03:56 pm »
I have looked at php.net documentation, and although its quite nice, I would greatly prefer a book  :). I have the basics of both C/PHP down, meaning I understand the syntax, variables, operators, superglobals, etc.
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« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2006, 08:40:06 pm »
That's probably all there is to know on PHP, anything else can be easily looked up. Whatever helps you out more though. Personally I run four windows while web developing: IE6, Firefox, Notepad2, and Firefox with PHP.net

I don't remember the prototypes/uses/alternatives to any function in PHP. Maybe slightly part of the name if I'm lucky.
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Re: [Everything] Books!
« Reply #6 on: June 13, 2006, 08:53:13 pm »
For Java I use this book: "Java Examples: In a Nutshell" by David Flanagan.
It doesn't go indepth (because it's a nutshell book), so if you don't know what you are doing with Java try and stay away from this book for now.
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Re: [Everything] Books!
« Reply #7 on: June 13, 2006, 11:11:53 pm »
"Java Methods"

I already knew nearly every single thing in that book, but it was decent nonetheless. Might be expensive though, it was a school textbook.
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Re: [Everything] Books!
« Reply #8 on: June 14, 2006, 12:11:29 am »
Personally I run four windows while web developing: IE6, Firefox, Notepad2, and Firefox with PHP.net

Exactly the same, except for I have php.net in a tab in the Firefox window.
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Re: [Everything] Books!
« Reply #9 on: June 14, 2006, 02:13:48 am »
Personally I run four windows while web developing: IE6, Firefox, Notepad2, and Firefox with PHP.net

Exactly the same, except for I have php.net in a tab in the Firefox window.

Exactly the same, except replace notepad2 with gedit and scratch IE.
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« Reply #10 on: June 14, 2006, 07:11:25 am »
Personally I run four windows while web developing: IE6, Firefox, Notepad2, and Firefox with PHP.net

Exactly the same, except for I have php.net in a tab in the Firefox window.

Well I have them in a seperate section of my monitor so I can read them all at once. I use IE6 for compatability reasons with HTML.
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« Reply #11 on: June 14, 2006, 09:41:16 am »
I have C++ How to Program by Dietel and Dietel, which is considered to be a reallly good series. I can sell it to you.

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Re: [Everything] Books!
« Reply #12 on: June 14, 2006, 12:43:02 pm »
The best .NET book I've ever read was "C# and the .NET Platform."  It gives a very thorough of object-oriented programming as well as an excellent overview of almost all of C#'s features.
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Re: [Everything] Books!
« Reply #13 on: June 14, 2006, 12:57:06 pm »
Thanks, I'll keep it in mind! I don't want to learn C# right now though.  :)
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« Reply #14 on: June 14, 2006, 01:45:55 pm »
The best .NET book I've ever read was "C# and the .NET Platform."  It gives a very thorough of object-oriented programming as well as an excellent overview of almost all of C#'s features.

Hmm, I need to get this then. Need help in both C# AND OOP theory..great stuff
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