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5 comments about Roger C. Parker's Guide to Web Content and Design.

1. Roger Parker has done it again, creating a brilliant overview of elegant design in an accessable fashion!



2. As a big fan of Roger Parker's work, I had high expectations for this book. As usual, Roger explained and illustrated some fundamental principles that make a Web site functional, effective and pleasing to look at. Lots and lots of useful examples.

   However, the book needed proofreading, as it contains dozens of mistakes, especially some captions that don't match the illustrations.




3. Two things make Roger Parker¹s Guide to Web Content and Design invaluable: its focus on marketing for small business owners/managers and its easy-to-read writing style. I haven¹t found another book on this subject that comes remotely close to Roger¹s in its accessibility, readability, and critically important content for anyone doing business in the Œ90s. This well-written, excellently organized book is a must-have for every small business owner who¹s thinking about establishing an online presence or who already has one. Among the topics Roger addresses: what are the characteristics of a good home page, how Web page design differs from print design, what makes a good Web site address, how to design a Web site, how to involve visitors, how to promote a Web site, how to keep a Web site up-to-date and how to improve it. Roger reminds us that a Web site will always be a work in progress and therefore in need of constant attention. Roger Parker¹s Guide to Web Content and Design also includes helpful checklists that allow readers to identify their market, analyze Web sites they visit, and review and improve their own Web site. Readers are encouraged to copy these worksheets and keep them in a notebook. Roger¹s book is not only helpful ‹ it¹s also an inspiration, especially to a technologically challenged person like me. Roger tells readers that they can produce a Web site that¹s as effective and impressive as any company with a huge advertising budget. Now that¹s something this small-business owner with limited resources loves to hear!



4. I was quite disappointed with this book. I expected something much more advanced and technical. This is a DIY guide for the small business owner that wants to create a Wisywyg website. It's not real helpful for designers. And I have to say that I find the authors comment on the cover "One billion? Two billion? Five billion? I'm still trying to figure out how many dollars have been wasted by Web site creators who lacked the information in this book" extremely arrogant and irritating.



5. This book really help to work and frame the plans for our site.

3 comments about NetWarriors in C: Programming 3D Multi-Player Games in C.

1. It's easy to understand and perfect for beginners. One MAJOR problem that will stop you from buying this book: A program REQUIRED to make games on the CD is missing a REQUIRED file. It also acts like Windows isn't even in existence, they don't even touch programming in Windows. It's CD is very whack and doesn't have things on it the book says.



2. I thought the book was easy but a little out of date. It is a big help and fun to play with. Buy this book if you wanna learn something.



3. Well, I didn't read this book but I give it one star because of a sentence on the book's review:
   "But who wants to do it from scratch?"
   Well, I do. If I'm going to build a realy serious game I will make it all mine and use my own engine as that is the way I could change everything and use all of it's features.
   I am not going to use someone's else engine because maybe it won't be able to do everything i want it to do, and that will make some problems, because it's not mine and I wouldn't know how do I change it.
   When I'm learning to write a game, I want to learn how to build an engine because this is the only way I could succeed.

5 comments about Core C++: A Software Engineering Approach.

1. The book would be ten times better if the author does not put on almost every page why his books are way better than the other books. He emphasizes this too much and makes us think that his opinion only counts. The book is sort of easy to follow and has some great examples in it as well. I wish he had some exercises especially for us college students. But sometimes he gives us too much examples which is pointless like learning how to program with Global variables. The book does not come with a CD as well that should come with programs that us users should follow and show us how they work. But I only read a couple of chapters and so far the book is just plain okay. The guy just braggs and too full of himself.



2. Herb Schildt's book; C++: The Complete Reference stayed with me throughout my second semester in C.S.. But this book is different, where Schildt's book is limited too, this book picks up. This is by far the best C++ tutorial I've read, and his approach is unorthodox. He first explains the software crisis, why Software Engineering is essentially a field that's a total mess.

   He just doesn't throw code at you, he spends time gearing your mind to be a software engineer. He really dives into OOP, and he emphasizes the need for better architecting. All of which are valid. The book is unconventional; most C++ tutorial books give you code, and that's the end of it. This book teaches you fundamental Software Engineering principles while you learn the code. Again, not many C++ books have that.

   Would I recommend this? Yes. It can serve as a self-study guide as well as a textbook. Versatile in purpose, writing style is clear. Anyone who is new to C++, I would definitely recommend this book.




3. As almost all of the reviewers state, very good book. It's not just an abstract syntax and "Fruit->Berry->Blueberry inheritance" paper like so many other C++ books out there. This book deals with the real world of software problem solving, something I as an active professional, not student, was searching desperately for when I found this book.



4. The author does an excellent job in explaing the details of how C++ works and its syntax. This book was the definite kickstart in me programming in C++. The only thing you must know is how to use a compiler. The author doesn't talk about compiling or setting up a compiler.
   
   I highly recommend this book if what your looking for is understanding C++ at the smallest level.



5. I can't praise this book enough for its style and clarity. Dr. Shtern has an unusual talent for speaking in terms that a beginning C++ user can understand and an experienced C++ user can appreciate. Far more than a "how to" book, it's also a "why to," a "when to," and a "why this is important (or not)" book. I won't try to say it all here; read the Amazon.com editorial review--it's right on the money. "Core C++" has been a real pleasure to read. Highly recommended!

5 comments about Teach Yourself C in 21 Days (Sams Teach Yourself).

1. This book is good and will teach you a lot. But at many points i felt like giving up because it is easy to get lost as it is too complicated.



2. This is the first C programming book I read. I still recall the excitement I felt when I run the first code example in the book and saw "Hello World" displayed on the screen.

   1) The authors present the key concepts in C language, such as pointers and arrays, in a concise and easy-to-understand manner.

   2) The many code examples (with analysis) in the book enable the readers to better understand the language features. More importantly, they can get a feel on when and how to use these features.

   3) The programs are fun to run, and the pace of the book is easy to follow. I finished the book (including most of the exercises) in 21 days.

   I highly recommend it to everyone who wants to learn C.




3. This book starts off excellent, giving the user the belief that C is easy, etc. In fact, it is not easy and you need to have some programming experience before attempting this book. For the first 5 days no experience is necessary, but this changes quickly



4. This book is nice one, I'm sure that it could make you understand the language. I'm a C++ programmer, but somehow I have to read/analyze C code very often (since C is more popular than C++ in Japan). This book is well-done in many aspects. However, there are still something/functions that shouldn't be use. For example, the author used "gets()" function, which is dangerous.

   Anyway, overall this is a nice book on C tutorial. Note for noive/beginner don't hope to finish it within 21 Days, remember that learning any language, not just programming language, take times.




5. I've searched through the most popular books on C and C++ trying to find something on how to determine how much memory is available for your data. I was looking for something comparable to the "memavail" command in Turbo Pascal. A programmer wants this information if he plans on putting most or all of his computer's available memory to best use. Finally I found something, and it was in this book. (I am amazed that other books on C offer nothing by way of advice or anything else in this area.) It was an example of how to use the memory allocation function (malloc()), and it also provided an excellent example of what you can do with C pointers. My compliments to the author(s) of this book.

1 comments about Visual C++ User's Guide: Microsoft Visual C++ : Development System for Windows 95 and Windows Nt, Version 4 (Microsoft Visual C++).

1. I haven't read this booook yet

No comments about Problem solving and program design in C: Advanced topics supplement.

5 comments about Object-Oriented Programming With C++ and OSF/Motif.

1. Merely shows how to encapsulate windows in a C++ class. Close to nothing about encapsulating widgets. Some inexperimented Ph.D. students tried to build a program on the library skeleton described in this book. It proved so confused that the program had to be rewritten from scratch - on more serious foundations.



2. We used the basis of this book to handle the user interface on a large planning program for NASA. I am sure we saved thousands of lines of code!



3. How to encapsulate a non object oriented gui library with C++ is shown here. X11/Motif can handle only callbacks for pointers to functions and not to methods. Besides a lot of instructive examples, the main issue of interest is to show how to make XT callbacks work for C++ methods. The trick is to give a "this" pointer as an extra agrument to the XtAddCallback function, concealed as an XtPointer (which is a void pointer). This still goes to a function, possibly a static function in a class, which then has to cast back the XtPointer and call the final method. The book is nicely made. Still, X11/Xt/Motif is a nightmare. If one has any choice, then the modern qt library is much much better. If one needs to use Motif, than books as this one are very helpful.



4. The book is very good, but don't expect for a tutorial on Motif and/or C++ for newcomers. Although it contains a tutorial
   chapter, most of the text covers the nuts and bolts of building
   an object oriented application framework. You must have some
   previous knowledge on OO concepts to understand it. Have the Motif reference manual at hand too.



5. This is the first edition of this classic work. Douglas Young implemented a "light" C++ approach toward wrapping the Motif library. It's very effective, especially for 1992.
   
   This is the approach supported by the "X-Designer" toolkit sold by IST.
   
   However, the 1995 Second Edition implements a very nice, simple "template" for storing lists of Motif Widgets which simplifies the code dramatically. Still, if you need to support an early "legacy" C++/Motif application, this book's approach is still very good.

No comments about Viscosity Solutions and Applications: Lectures given at the 2nd Session of the Centro Internazionale Matematico Estivo (C.I.M.E.) held in Montecatini Terme, ... 12 - 20, 1995 (Lecture Notes in Mathematics).

5 comments about Linux Programming by Example (By Example).

1. For many mastering K&R marks the end of their investigation of C, this is a mistake. K&R is only a milestone and Linux Programming By Example shows you this.

   While armed with the book you will be able to put together almost any program you heart may desire. Making it truely a book that takes the skilled programmer and shows you why you bothered to study so hard.




2. Overall, this book is a good book. It is a good start for the beginner. The examples are good and provide simple explanations of how to use Linux features.

   There are some topics that could have benefitted from a more in depth discussion. If you are looking for a basic overview of Linux programming features, this book is a good start.




3. I bought the book and started to read: Page 3 says: "To see the code for this book, go to ...and type ..." Apparently, the link is broken.

   And I turned to Page 0 and found author's e-mail... Well, the message was bounced back after seconds.

   What can I say more?




4. This book does not go into much detail, but provides a well rounded introduction to many Linux programming concepts.
   Consider this book a nice transition from basic C to Linux programming, before hitting the advanced material.



5. "I bought the book and started to read: Page 3 says: "To see the code for this book, go to ...and type ..." Apparently, the link is broken."
   I think this book is "discontinued." The author Kurt Wall wrote another book with Mark Watson: "Linux Programming Unleashed". I guess you may download some similar code at this new book's site: http://www.quepublishing.com/title/0672320215#