Book Reviews



By Heather La Bash

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flex & bison

This updated version of flex & bison shows readers how to solve problems when parsing or processing text data in Linux. The text covers basic usage for each utility, and how to use utilities to build standalone applications. Tutorials teach the novice to build compilers and interpreters and work with abstract syntax trees and symbol tables. Levine also discusses interfaces to C++, reentrant lexers and parsers, and GLR parsers.

flex & bison

John Levine

O'Reilly, 2009

ISBN 0-596-15597-2

US$ 29.99

http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596155971/#top

PHP, MySQL, & JavaScript

Nixon teaches non-programmers with HTML experience how to build "responsive, data-driven" websites with PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript. Each technology is explained, then combined to build dynamic, data-driven sites. In addition to teaching PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript, Nixon covers objects, XHTML, cookies, and session management, among other useful concepts.

Learning PHP, MySQL, & JavaScript

Robin Nixon

O'Reilly, 2009

ISBN 0-596-15713-4

US$ 39.99

http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596157135/#top

Fedora 11 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Bible

This updated version of the leading Fedora book, Fedora 11 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Bible, prepares both the new and the seasoned Fedora user to master the Linux shell, file system, and text editor. Refine your system administrations skills and discover Fedora's latest enhancements for networking, servers, and desktops.

Fedora 11 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Bible

Christopher Negus

Wiley, 2009

ISBN: 978-0-470-48504-0

US$ 59.99

http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470485043.html

Foundations of CentOS Linux

This book, written by two Red Hat Certified Engineers, teaches the busy sys admin how to use CentOS, the popular and powerful Red Hat clone. They cover installing and configuring CentOS servers, attaching and integrating clients, designing security, setting up directory services, and virtualization to prepare you for the RHCE exam or simply for the know-how.

Foundations of CentOS Linux: Enterprise Linux on the Cheap

Chivas Sicam, Ryan Baclit

Apress, 2009

ISBN 1-4302-1964-5

US$ 42.99

http://www.apress.com/book/view/9781430219644

Developing Web Applications with Apache, MySQL, memcached, and Perl

Galbraith teaches readers how to use cache to enhance web application development by easing the database load. He focuses on the benefit of a "base perl library for code re-use" and provides practical samples for each of the four systems. Galbraith also provides solutions to common monitoring, performance, and security problems.

Developing Web Applications with Apache, MySQL, memcached, and Perl

Patrick Galbraith

Wiley, 2009

ISBN: 978-0-470-41464-4

US$ 49.99

http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470414642.html

The Semantic Web

The semantic web is set to become a "practical reality." In this book, readers learn to use current standards and technologies to develop semantic web applications. A single technology is described and demonstrated in each chapter to solve actual problems and instill a knowledge of semantic standards, how they support portability, and how to merge data in new ways.

Programming the Semantic Web

Toby Segaran, Colin Evans, Jamie Taylor

O'Reilly, 2009

ISBN 0-596-15381-3

US$ 39.99

http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596153816/?CMP=AFC-ak_book&ATT=P

Symfony 1.3

PHP web developers with an understanding of object-oriented design are taught how to create "Model-View-Controller-based" web applications. Powerful features can help you avoid repetitive coding tasks, integrate other frameworks and libraries, and boost performance. The authors provide a foundation for developing web apps and services then show how to decrease development time and increase maintenance ease.

Symfony 1.3, Web Application Development

Tim Bowler, Wojciech Bancer

Packt Publishing, 2009

ISBN: 1847194567

US$ 39.99

https://www.packtpub.com/book/symfony-1-3-web-application-development

Linux Sysadmin Recipes

For the busy sys admin, Linux Sysadmin Recipes is the reference to grab when your network starts having interruptions. Kemp teaches you how to script LDAP, explains when it's best to use Perl instead of sed and awk, and shows how to keep your networks secure using Perl, bash, and intelligence. Kemp also addresses the less technical, but equally important, topics of time management, efficiency, and dealing with frustrated colleagues.

Linux Sysadmin Recipes

Juliet Kemp

Apress, 2009

ISBN 1-4302-2449-5

US$ 34.99

http://www.apress.com/book/view/9781430224495