Best books to buy?

Discussion in 'Programming' started by killaklown, Jul 16, 2006.

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    Im thinking of getting a few books on programming from amazon.

    Whats the best book for PHP and MySQL
    Whats the best book for C#

    Is it worth it for me to buy a book for AJAX if i have little to no skill in php, and have used C# for a few months? What book do you recommend for AJAX?
     
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  2. giraph

    giraph Guest

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    I would start learning java first since it is easy to get a free compiler and it's an easy language to start with. If you want to learn AJAX then you could start with javascript. I used "SAMS Teach yourself the C# Language in 21 days" for learning C#. It went pretty smoothly since I know a few other languages already. I don't think you'll need a book for PHP and mySQL, you just need to know the basics and you can look up all the functions that you might need on php.net. Anyways, good luck :).
     
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  3. killaklown

    killaklown Well-Known Member

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    I think im going to get Ajax for dummies, havnt decided for php/mysql and C# yet (dont really like the teach yourself in 21 days books)
     
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    Killa,

    MS Press has some great books for C#. There are a ton of great things with .net 2.0, so make sure the C# book you get is for ASP.NET 2.0.

    You can also download a free version of Visual Studio 2005 called Visual Studio 2005 Express AND a free versions of SQL Server 2005 called SQL Server Express from the Microsoft website to get you started.

    I'm with Giraph on the mysql/php side...no need to buy a book. Everything you need is in forums and php.net.
     
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    A SitePoint book That's the first one I started to read to learn PHP and MySQL.
     
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  6. killaklown

    killaklown Well-Known Member

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    i have Visual Studio 2005 .NET (from a class at school)

    Im looking for books that also have little projects/tests.

    Im thinking of this book for ASP.NET 2.0 and C#: Murach's ASP.NET 2.0 Web Programming with C# 2005

    I dont think ill get a php/mysql book, and instead get Java, Javascript or Ajax... not sure yet.


    Edit: It looks like i should learn javascript before ajax, so im thinking of buying the Javascript book: JavaScript : A Beginner's Guide

    and then the ajax book at SitePoint (http://www.sitepoint.com/books/ajax1/)
     
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    For PHP / MySQL I would recommend you :

    Programming PHP - O'Reilly
    PHP Cookbook - O'Reilly
    Beginning PHP, Apache, MySQL Web Development - Wiley Publishing
     
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    Pick up "Essential PHP Security". As the title says, it is essential knowledge, the book fully describes all the proper procedures for writing secure PHP applications, and teaches good practice for other programming/scripting languages.
     
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