Hi David,<br><br>Yes Java books are fine. I actually learned Java as my first programming language and didn't begin using PHP until a few years later.<br><br>If you could ask Kat to suggest a specific database book that would be great.
<br><br>Pete<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 21/06/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">David Goodwin</b> <<a href="mailto:david@codepoets.co.uk">david@codepoets.co.uk</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
pete graham wrote:<br>> Recently I have been starting reading "A Practical Introduction to Data<br>> Structures and Algorithm Analysis". This is a text book that I bought at<br>> university, attempted to read, managed about 10 pages then put it away
<br>> because it was boring me to death.<br>><br><br>I've come across a few .... if you don't mind reading a Java book - I'd<br>recommend the 'Pragmatic Programmer' (Hunt & Thomas), 'Bitter Java' or<br>'Professional Issues in Software Engineering' (Frank Bott et al)
<br><br>If you're really feeling like being a student again, find 'Software<br>Engienering' by Sommerville.<br><br>Kat would recommend one of her database bibles - probably one written by<br>Connolly and Begg....<br><br><br>
<br>David.<br><br>--<br>David Goodwin<br><br>[ david at codepoets dot co dot uk ]<br>[ <a href="http://www.codepoets.co.uk">http://www.codepoets.co.uk</a> ]<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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