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Title: Network Programming for Microsoft Windows, Second Edition by Anthony Jones, Jim Ohmund, Jim Ohlund, James Ohlund ISBN: 0-7356-1579-9 Publisher: Microsoft Press Pub. Date: 13 February, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $59.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.96 (28 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Bad source code
Comment: You would think the authors know what they are talking about when they write a book. But the source code provided does not run if you don't meet very strict requirements. The authors work for Microsoft. And they are tester/devloper. But neither they nor microsoft press bother to run their codes. My question is, if their codes are not good. How can you trust the book contents.
Rating: 3
Summary: Scatter-gather approach
Comment: Patience is a virtue, Avatar. You'll need a good deal of patience while reading this book. While there is an enormous amount of valuable information in the text, I'm not sure that the book itself was actually edited. Several of the descriptions seem to drag on continuously, while a fair amount of bird walking is done in other places. I don't fault the authors with this, though. As I understand it, one of the editor's jobs is to make sure a book is grammatically correct and easy to read.
Another problem that I've noticed involves incorrect chapter references. For example, the SO_CONNECT_TIME referenced in chapter 7 (p. 205) refers you to chapter 6 (p. 177) for an explanation. Chapter 6 refers you to chapter 5. Are these guys doctors? Will my insurance cover this? :)
Programming in C# minor. 12 pages here. There really is a chapter 13. Don't flip too fast; you might miss it. Now, granted, I'm not a C# programmer, so I haven't thoroughly looked at the contents of the chapter. However, judging from the skimpiness alone, I imagine that a lot more could have been covered.
In fairness chapters 5 - 12 are packed with some very useful information, and the C# chapter was probably just icing. So, overall I would recommend this book. However, the book's organization and overall appearance (no shading of code samples, tables, etc.) are lacking considerably. These issues and the poor editing earn a generous 3 stars.
Rating: 2
Summary: Two Stars. Not a Fraction More.
Comment: The best I can say is that this book looks like it has a lot of information.
But what good is it if you have to wade through words "up to here" just to get at it? Do they pay these guys by the word?
It's just not an efficient book.
If I couldn't teach any better than this I'd get another job.
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Title: Windows Sockets Network Programming by Bob Quinn, David Shute ISBN: 0201633728 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co Pub. Date: 04 December, 1995 List Price(USD): $54.99 |
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Title: Multithreading Applications in Win32 : The Complete Guide to Threads by Jim Beveridge, Robert Wiener ISBN: 0201442345 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co Pub. Date: 19 December, 1996 List Price(USD): $44.99 |
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Title: Effective TCP/IP Programming: 44 Tips to Improve Your Network Programs by Jon C. Snader ISBN: 0201615894 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co Pub. Date: 15 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: Win32 System Programming: A Windows(R) 2000 Application Developer's Guide (2nd Edition) by Johnson M. Hart ISBN: 0201703106 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co Pub. Date: 29 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $59.99 |
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Title: Programming Server-Side Applications for Microsoft Windows 2000 by Jeffrey Richter, Jason D. Clark ISBN: 0735607532 Publisher: Microsoft Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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