5 stars (Wonderful resource!) - I was thrilled when I heard that a book was being published on Business Objects! After getting a copy of Cindi Howson's book, I was even more pleased! It is truly a very comprehensive guide on how to use Business Objects. It does a good job of explaining the concepts behind business intelligence as well the the different Business Objects products. I think every person who uses Business Objects would benefit from owning this book! I recommend it through our local user group and to all of my clients! 4 stars (Business Objects: The Complete Reference) - As a reference guide, the book is extremely valuable. I have seen other books on this subject that are essentially a copy of the help guide. Not to mention that the pricing is 2 to 3 times what a normal book would cost. The examples are good and the index is pretty complete. A test for a good reference book is that you can readily find the solution to a particular problem. Ms. Howson's book certainly fits the bill. It would have been nice to have more how to descriptions and practical solutions to common business problems. 5 stars (More than BO!) - Based on the first section alone, Getting Ready for Business Objects, I would recommend this book to anyone just starting out in the Business Intelligence space! Finally someone has come out with a workable model for BI implementation. It is obvious Ms. Howson actually operates in the real world and understands that sometimes you have to OLTP before you STAR and OLAP. In addition to this lagniappe, there are solid explanations of Universe Design and Report Creation principles. I actually prefer the WROX line of books, but this compares nicely in terms of technical depth. The book provides perspective from both the IT professional and the end user. However, it provides no explanation of how to install or tune Business Objects servers. Basically, it assumes that Business Objects is up and running. I would say that the book is prima... McGraw-Hill :: Programming - Object Oriented Programming :: Mathematical & Statistical Software :: Management Information Systems :: Computers-Programming - Object Oriente :: Business Objects- The Complete Reference
5 stars (Excellent Book) - A great book on Ruby. It's getting a bit long in the tooth, but it's still well worth the time and money. I keep hearing rumours of a second edition ... PLEASE! 3 stars (Not bad) - I would have liked this book in the first few week or two when I was just learning Ruby, but I got this book after I had hacked some thousand lines of Ruby and read Dave Thomas's PickAxe II, and thus did not end up finding this book to be very useful. This would be good to lend to a "Ruby nuby" but overall seems to lack true depth. Nevertheless, it's a handy guide for beginners who would like a cookbook style baedeker. 5 stars (1 of 3 Essential / Important Ruby books) - This, along w/Thomas/Hunt's & Slagell's books, both of which contain many fairly deep levels of abstraction using databases, map (collect), UNIX process monitoring & basic class libraries, when compared to what you have to do in python. Python requirea you start altering interpreter's Class & Inheritance behavior in many different ways. ... Que-Sams :: Computers-Programming Languages - General :: Computers-Programming - Object Oriented Programming :: Computer Bks - Languages & Programming :: Hal Fulton :: :: Ruby Way- The
5 stars (the one I turn to) - Never one to skimp on books, I ordered three with almost exactly the same title on COM/.NET Interop when I needed some information on the subject. Adam Nathan's book is by far my favorite. I've never found an answer in another book that wasn't in Nathan's (and have found many in his that I didn't find anywhere else). It seems like this book isn't as easy to get on amazon as it once was--a pity, because it's the first (and maybe only) Interop book you'll need. Maybe he'll come out with another edition as .NET changes... 5 stars (Truly is the Complete Guide) - This book has been an invaluble resource on a .NET/COM interop project I've been working on. Don Bo'xs quote on the cover sums up the title nicely, "This is the last book that should be written about COM programming. There is nothing left to say." Since I'm a published author myself, I first bought a book on this topic from my publisher Microsoft Press. While accurate, it left a lot to desire. Very little advanced information was provided. However, this title from Adam Nathan's and Sams Publishing leaves nothing out, including extensive references. If you are working with COM objects from .NET, or vice-versa, this book will be an excellent resource. 4 stars (Comprehensive interoperability book) - Often finding an appropriate and effective bridge to .NET is a time consuming and problematic task, we had to do a lot of research and benchmarking to find an optimal solution. Having this book by Adam Nathan will save time and effort on building these bridges. The material in the book is intended for use by experienced professional developers, it's certainly not an entry level tutorial, but the author's style, detailed description supported by examples makes it easy to read and follow. A short introduction to .NET and managed code concepts is provided in the first section of the book. I discovered, however, that this book may be helpful to the people who have no previou... Que-Sams :: Computers-Programming - Object Oriented Programming :: Computer Bks - Languages & Programming :: Adam Nathan :: :: NET and COM- The Complete Interoperability Guide
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