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PUBLIC MARKS from tadanderson with tags "book review" & books

April 2013

Secure Coding in C and C++ (2nd Edition) Book Review

This is must read for C++ and C developers, but I would also recommend it for any programmer or architect of any language.

Test-Driven Database Development: Unlocking Agility Book Review

I highly recommend this book to developers, database administrators, enterprise architects, and software architects.

Database Design for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Relational Database Design (3rd Ed) Book Review

This book is THE book for the database beginner. It thoroughly covers design principles and process, and it covers them in depth.

Implementing Domain-Driven Design Book Review

I highly recommend this book to every software architect and developer. Even if you don't go all out DDD there is a ton of great advice and wisdom found in this book that will help you improve your skills.

March 2013

The Advanced iOS 6 Developer's Cookbook Book Review

Over all I found this to be an excellent book for experienced developers. It is a perfect addition to her The Core iOS 6 Developer's Cookbook.

Blender Master Class: A Hands-On Guide to Modeling, Sculpting, Materials, and Rendering Book Review

I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn about Blender, or anyone working with Blender at any level.

February 2013

The Essence of Software Engineering: Applying the SEMAT Kernel Book Review

The SEMAT Kernel provides a set of tools that enable those, that would normally not have enough experience to recognize when the project is going off-track, to be able to.

CSS3: The Missing Manual 3rd Edition Book Review

This book is both board and deep. Meaning it covers a ton of topics and goes in-depth on all of them. This book is great for the beginner, but also has a lot of advanced material.

The Book of GIMP: A Complete Guide to Nearly Everything Book Review

If I was going to use one word to describe this book, it would be 'masterpiece'. This is one of the most well put together books I have ever read.

January 2013

December 2012

The Core iOS 6 Developer's Cookbook Book Review

This book is an invaluable asset for any iOS developer and I highly recommend it. This book will continue to be within arm's reach every time I open Xcode.

Windows 8 Apps with XAML and C# Unleashed Book Review

As with Nathan's book WPF 4 Unleashed this book is a pure pleasure to read. It is in full color, the content is laid out in an easy to read style, the author's writing style makes it easy to read, and the content is all valuable.

iOS SDK Development Book Review

This book a no nonsense approach to learning the key points of Objective-C and iOS at the speed of light. It is a fast paced sprint through tons of hands on examples.

November 2012

Programming Android: Java Programming for the New Generation of Mobile Devices Book Review

The Android environment is a complex one. At least I found it to be more complex than iOS and .NET. Without this book I would not have gotten very far.

Learning Unix for OS X Mountain Lion Book Review

This was a perfect size book for what I needed. What I needed was a book that would get me back up to speed quickly on UNIX. I have not used UNIX since the late 80's, and I have not used Mac since the early 90's.

October 2012

Managing the Unmanageable: Rules, Tools, and Insights for Managing Software People and Teams Book Review

This book will become a classic to turn to over time. Every manager interacting with programmers should read this book. That includes CIOs, Software Architects, Enterprise Architects, and Lead Developers.

Photoshop Elements 11: The Missing Manual Book Review

I have seen Photoshop Elements in the past, but never really took the time to learn about it. I got this book to see if it can handle our needs before I purchase the software.

Essential Scrum: A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process Book Review

This book's title Essentials Scrum: A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process, is a perfect description of what this book is. It covers every essential that you need to know about the scrum process, and the book is written to every role in the scrum process.

Mastering the Requirements Process: Getting Requirements Right Book Review

The Volere Requirement Process described in this book can be used with any process. Every process needs to gather requirements.

August 2012

OS X Mountain Lion Pocket Guide Book Review

A nice compact way of getting familiar with OS X Mountain Lion. It is an overview of everything included with OS X Mountain Lion.

Test-Driven iOS Development Book Review

This is a great book for both someone who wants to learn Test Driven Development (TDD), anyone that wants to learn how to do unit testing in Xcode, and anyone who wants to improve their designs using TDD.