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Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript
A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Dynamic Websites
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REVIEW SNAPSHOT® by PowerReviewsO'Reilly MediaLearning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript (based on 13 reviews)  Ratings Distribution 67% of respondents would recommend this to a friend. Pros
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Comments about O'Reilly Media Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript: The book builds your knowledge bit by bit.  Pros Cons
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Comments about O'Reilly Media Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript: Some aspects (the easy stuff !) are well written and easy to follow with good explanations - then it leaps into very complex terms with no explanation poor examples (or very incomplete explanations), poor context - such as giving examples that would never be of use/apply in the real world. The Javascript part is particularly bad but the css quite good (but then again that is easier to explain isnt it). Seems to have run out of energy for taking it slowly and doing things step by step. Has an annoying habit of patronising the reader. Comments about O'Reilly Media Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript: If you know little about HTML and very little about programming then this book is best to start with Pros
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Comments about O'Reilly Media Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript: It is so useful and easy to read and practice,although I am not a native English speaker.Thanks,Mr.Robin. Pros
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Comments about O'Reilly Media Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript: This book is pretty much every you need to get started with web development. Of course, a knowledge of html is a prerequisite, but you shouldn't be buying a book away php until you until html. Pros
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Comments about O'Reilly Media Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript: Download the examples and just follow Nixon! Pros
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Comments about O'Reilly Media Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript: Not an absolutely thorough book of EVERYTHING you need to know but its pretty close. I have already reccommended this book to a few friends who are on the same level as I am in programming. I took a few programming courses in college years ago then joined the MarineCorps and forgot everything. This book was the perfect reintroduction in programming for me. Pros
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Comments about O'Reilly Media Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript: If you are able to pick up new technology sets fairly well, or have had even the slightest experience with any of these, this book is perfect. It has excellent examples that get you comfortable with the core behaviors of each technology. If you have never turned on a computer, maybe you should go to the dummies books... Pros Cons
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Comments about O'Reilly Media Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript: This book is supposed to be geared toward beginners. I have already gotten through two course (HTML and XML) without too much difficulty. With this in mind I have some issues with this book (only on page 69 at the time of this review). First, it introduces many terms without explanation. One example of this is the difference between echo and print. Both are introduced well before the purpose of either is discussed, or the difference between the two is explained, and the explanation was terrible. I had to go other sources before I knew what the difference was between the two. At another point of confusion the author discussed the identity operator. Believe that I had missed the explanation of this operator, I looked in the index. The index noted to (see === under symbols). So, I looked for "symbols" in the index, which did not exist. I also looked in the table of contents, and appendixes--no luck. Another Major Problem I have with the book is that there are no hands on activities. He simple presents the code, and every once in awhile shows the output. Being a former teacher, I know that this is no way to teach new material to beginners. Hopefully the book will get better as I get deeper into the content, but I am not hopeful. Pros
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Comments about O'Reilly Media Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript: The idea is excellent, a book for beginner's to understand how HTML, PHP, MYSQL, and Javascript interact to create dynamic web pages. Only problem are the number of errors. Page 233 in particular. Readers slogging through all the code finally get to see how the MYSQL database and a web page would interact yet the code is wrong. On the errata page, the author puts "correct" code which also doesn' work. Now I will have to buy another book, that hopefully is without the errors. Displaying reviews 1-10 Previous | Next » |
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