Books - Tech related

[ColemontHD]

Guys, I want to go to amazon soon and purchase a few books. I am here to request your input on good books for the following apps:

Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2000
Windows Server 2007
Windows Vista
Windows Sharepoint
Windows Office 2003 and 2007
Winforms
Crystal Reports
C++
ASP.NET
VB.NET
VBScript
Javascript
SQL Server
Linux

I will add more as I can think of them. Thanks to all in advance!

 

[lokiju]

O'Reilly would probably have all of those and they're pretty good from my experience.

 

[ColemontHD]

O'Reilly?

 

[cyclistca]

Originally posted by: ColemontHD
O'Reilly?

They publish computer books. I guess you've never bought a computer book before. They are the ones with animals on the cover.

 

[Armitage]

The C++ Programming Language, Stroustrup
Not a beginners book, but one of the best out there in my opinion

Running Linux from O'Reilly

 

[ColemontHD]

Thanks, any other suggestions?

 

[WobbleWobble]

What are your goals with these books? Are you learning them from scratch? Using them for educational material? Or are you looking for quick reference?

That's a lot of technologies to learn at once.

 

[zoiks]

You'll find 200 books on C++ alone dealing with compilers,gotchas, advanced programming etc.

I would recommend that you choose a single technology to start off with and work on it. Get as many reference books as you can on the subject to help you learn as you go along.

 

[zoiks]

 

[50cent1228]

Sams tech yourself programming :is a good bigeniers book in vb and c++

 

[zoiks]

Double post.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Best thing to do is to read the user reviews to see why they like or dislike a book. It will tell you if the book is too simple or too advanced, or covers the wrong material.

Going to a larger Barnes & Noble in person can be worth it too. Bring a list of questions and see which books can answer them.