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66 reviews
Brett McLaughlin, Mike Loukides

O'Reilly, 2000

VERY VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
Are you developing with Java and need to use XML? If you are, then this book is for you. Authors Brett McLaughlin and Justin Edelson, have done an outstanding job of writing a book that that cuts through all of the hype about XML and put it to work. McLaughlin and Justin Edelson, begin with the basics of XML. Then, the authors cover three ways of defining the structure of XML documents. Next, ...

Java I/O (O'Reilly Java)

28 reviews
Elliotte Rusty Harold, Mike Loukides, ..., 1999

Great reference for your file input/output logic...
[Review of 2nd edition] Getting data into and out of files in your Java program can be painstaking when you consider all the variations... network resources as files, compressed files, text vs. binary data in the file, etc. Java has significant power in this area, but there's a lot to know and understand. Elliotte Rusty Harold has made the task of learning it all a little easier with the ...

UNIX Power Tools (In a Nutshell)

3 reviews
Jerry Peek, Mike Loukides, ...

O'Reilly, 1993

An easy to follow, brick sized book
This book is the best investment I have made and it applies to a lot of things you'd want to do, but never have thought about. 'Hyperlinked' contents point to other parts of the book if you need to know more is really a cool concept. It my Linux companion. I also used it to help those HP admins on some issues.

Unix Power Tools, Third Edition

67 reviews
Shelley Powers, Tim O'Reilly

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2002

True to the Unix philosophy
Here is a quote taken from _Unix_Power_Tools_ which demonstrates the attitude, shared by the authors, that unix allows you to make things easier. "''Ugh!', you say, 'that's just what I hate about UNIX. All these long filenames and options I can't remember. Who wants to type all that stuff!' Precisely. That's why UNIX makes it so easy to create custom commands, in the form of aliases and ...

System Performance Tuning, 2nd Edition (O'Reilly System Administration)

6 reviews
Gian-Paolo D. Musumeci

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2002

An excellent guide to system performance and architecture
The second edition brings a well known classic in system administration up to date, focusing on both the theory and principals governing system performance, along with a set of excellent practical examples that can be applied to see immediate results. The book is great for both introductory and advanced administrators, and covers the full gamut of performance, from code to disk to CPU. What is ...

Java Threads (Java Series (O'Reilly & Associates))

40 reviews
Scott Oaks, Henry Wong, ..., 1998

Comprehensive coverage of multithreading and Java 5 inclusions.
<< Review of the 3rd Edition >> This book is written for developers who are targeting the second wave of java programs - Intermediate to advanced level programmers will be able to get best value out of this book. Developers who are already familiar with the basics of java may also be able to get some value, but if you are completely new to java, please look elsewhere. Without any futher ...

Programming With GNU Software

9 reviews
Andy Oram, Mike Loukides

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 1996

one of my better buys
What I love about this book is that it covers subjects that you run into all the time in unix but none of my other books say much about. For example the link editor, libraries, c command line options. In particular I like the sections on gdb and gprof. Super useful. The intro has a section on unix and setting up your environmental variables, another neglected topic. The only section that didn't ...

Html: The Definitive Guide

145 reviews
Chuck Musciano, Bill Kennedy, ..., 1998

I use it everyday - the older version
I have the 3rd edition and use it most everyday in my job. I figured it would be a bit outdated so I bought this latest version. The new version is essentially the exact same as the old version and I feel like I wasted my money. It's also missing the handy quick reference the older version had. However, if you don't have an earlier version, I would definitely recommend it. It's indispensable.

Dns and Bind

63 reviews
Cricket Liu, Paul Albitz, ...

O'Reilly, 1998

Great Resource
This book is a good in-depth resource for anyone who wants a very comprehensive understanding of DNS hosting and troubleshooting. You can use it as a reference, reading sections as you need them, or read it cover to cover. I've opted for the former and am about half-way through. So, far I've read about things I've never been able to find good information for on the web. Keep up the good work!

UNIX for FORTRAN Programmers (Nutshell Handbooks)

1 review
Mike Loukides

O'Reilly, 1990

A fasinating subject
This is another one of those white books from O'Reilly about UNIX. I can't seem to get anywhere with it. Does explain command line UNIX and UNIX architecture. I guess there are so many areas one can be a guru in that not all of us have the time to be UNIX gurus. From what I hear too the work environment at computer corporations is very alientating for UNIX gurus.

Unix in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference for System V & Solaris 2.0

27 reviews
Daniel Gilly

O'Reilly & Associates, 1998

Less is More
If you understand what "in a nutshell" means, then you shall be pleased with this book. It is not a tutorial, it is not a beginners' guide, it is not a theory book... it is a reference book, featuring entries that are succinct, to the point, sparse in many places, but complete in breadth and indispensable for the serious UNIX administrator. Compared to its companion book, Linux in a Nutshell, it ...

Java Awt Reference (Java Series)

7 reviews
John Zukowski, Mike Loukides, 1997

FAB !
The book is really very very useful for graphics programming. The features are explained beautifully and I could manage to find all my needs by reading this book. I really appreciate the matter written in it. The book is simply too good. Thanks

Networking Personal Computers with TCP/IP: Building TCP/IP Networks (O'Reilly Nutshell)

3 reviews
Craig Hunt, Mike Loukides, 1995

This book is little dated. But the concepts are not changed.
This book is little dated. But the conepts of TCP/IP on PC are not changed. This version includes DOS TCP/IP. After windows 95, PC is good with TCP/IP. I wrote a Microsoft Exchange book 12 years ago. It is a little difficult to tuning of TCP/IP on Windows 95. This book might be helpful such time. After I wrote the book, I bought this book. Ah!

Java Distributed Computing (O'Reilly Java)

15 reviews
Jim Farley, Mike Loukides, 1998

Good Overview of Distributed Programming in Java
In general, this book will give you quite a good overview of distributed Programming in Java. It covers many subjects from sockets to security. Some of the subjects like sockets and RMI are explained fairly well, but others that are complex like CORBA and Security are not explained in detail. The nice part about this book is that it gives a good overview of most API's and subjects related to ...

Java in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference (The Java Series)

102 reviews
David Flanagan, Mike Loukides, 1997

The Jr. Bible of Java
I've read the first 4 chapters as my introduction to Java. It was a struggle, but worth it. I'm now taking a college class and find Java a slippery beast to get one's hands around. Our text introduces snidbits that create so many unanswered questions my head swims. Reading these chapters layed a great foundation for understanding where Java's creators are coming from and why. There were many ...

Managing Nfs and Nis (Nutshell Handbook)

7 reviews
Hal Stern, Mike Loukides

O'Reilly, 1991

A note from one of the co-authors
Hello, My name is Mike Eisler, and I am one of the co-authors of Managing NFS and NIS, Second Edition. I'm writing this note to offer additional information to potential readers. At the time I submitted this note, most of the customer reviews for this book referred to the first edition. One of the reviews states that the book is focused on NFS version 2 over UDP and the old style automounter. ...

Exploring Java, 2nd Edition (O'Reilly Java)

24 reviews
Patrick Niemeyer, Josh Peck, ..., 1997

Truly excellent Java reference
Honestly, I didn't read this book from A to Z yet, but I open it first whenever I need to recall something basic in Java ( How does == differ from equal() ? What is "shadowing variables" ? How should I work with all those I/O streams ?.. ) and it *always* helped me. I think, this book is an excellent reference for standard ( not advanced ) Java topics and once you have it - you always equipped ...

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