Book Reviews

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Expert Python Programming by Tarek Ziade Review by James Stockford — by Bill Deegan — posted on Feb 27, 2009 01:45 PM — —

• packtpub

This book could as aptly be titled "Expert Python Development" with a subtitle along the lines of "Stakes in the Ground". The book's subtitle is "Best practices for designing, coding, and distributing your Python software." The stakes in the ground are the most widely accepted tools and techniques, with discussions backed up with references to related PEPs.

Python Web Development with Django by Jeff Forcier, Paul Bissex, Wesley Chun; Review by Daryl Spitzer — by Bill Deegan — posted on Jan 13, 2009 05:31 PM —

Back in April 2008 I eagerly volunteered to review a "rough cut" of Python Web Development with Django...

Pragmatic Version Control using Subversion, 2nd Edition by Mike Mason Review by Glen Jarvis — by Bill Deegan — posted on Nov 15, 2008 12:36 AM —

Although I had been using subversion in my workplace for over a year, I found "The Pragmatic Version Control Using Subersion 2nd Edition" by Mike Mason to be a valuable learning tool.

Essential SQLAlchemy By Rick Copeland Review by Max Slimmer — by Bill Deegan — posted on Nov 04, 2008 02:15 AM — —

• oreilly

This book presents SQLAlchemy in a clear and comprehensive manner. Beginning with basics and covering the subject matter in an orderly approach. It is a good way to gain a fairly in depth understanding and set you on your way to being able to use SQLAlchemy.

The Algorithm Design Manual, 2nd ed by Steven S. Skiena Review by Steven Parkes Reviewed October, 2008 — by Bill Deegan — posted on Nov 04, 2008 01:41 AM — —

• springer

For anyone looking to refresh and update their algorithms background, the recently released second edition of Steve Skiena's Algorithm Design Manual might well be the best resource available. At the very least, it's an approachable start.

High Performance Web Sites (Essential Knowledge for Frontend Engineers) by Steve Souders Review by William Deegan — by Bill Deegan — posted on Nov 01, 2008 12:00 AM — —

• oreilly

So you're web site seems slow, users have to wait a long time for pages to render. Is it time to start looking at your database, and webserver configs? Perhaps not, there's a lot to be gained by following a few simple rules in your frontend.

Learning Vi & Vim- 7th Edition by Arnold Robbins, Elbert Hannah and Linda Lamb Review by Tom Michel Oct 2008 — by Bill Deegan — posted on Oct 31, 2008 12:55 AM — —

• oreilly

Learning the vi and Vim Editors, Seventh edition, July 2008, by Arnold Robbins, Elbert Hannah and Linda Lamb is both a tutorial for beginners and a reference for experienced users. vi and several of its clones are covered in this edition: nvi, elvis, Vim, and vile. Chapters 9 through 15 cover Vim. Chapters 16, 17 and 18 cover nvi, elvis and vile, respectively. Including the index and appendices the book is 470 pages.

The Software Test Engineer's Handbook by Bath and McKay Review by Janesh Ramakrishnan — by Bill Deegan — posted on Oct 06, 2008 06:35 PM — —

• oreilly

The Software Test Engineer's Handbook by Bath and McKay will serve as a decent ancillary guide for an ISTQB Advanced Level candidate.

Python for Unix and Linux System Administration Review by Emile van Sebille October 2008 — by Bill Deegan — posted on Oct 05, 2008 10:04 PM —

I have a hard time imagining the target audience for this book. I'm comfortable with both Python and *nix administration having worked with python since v1.5.2 and *nix since Xenix v3.0, and although neither has ever been more than about 20% of my work, both are critical to administrating the 30 *nix boxes at the dozen sites I manage ranging from 5-80 users/site.

Learning Python, Third Edition By Mark Lutz Review by Mikael Rogers — by Bill Deegan — posted on Aug 27, 2008 12:37 AM — —

• oreilly
• overdue

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