We have just had a graduate join the team with the end aim of assisting out our very busy DBA. He has only a basic SQL knowledge from his degree so we are looking for a really good getting started book preferably based on MS SQL server. Purchase Update: Thanks to the replies we have now purchased Head First SQL to review what he alr...
I have several months experience creating Flex applications, but I'm interested in diving in a little deeper. My projects so far have involved web services and graphing work to create RIAs. In particular, I'm probably most interested in training related to: BlazeDS & LiveCycle Data Services Custom (visual) components / graphing I'm...
I am running a series of workshops for colleagues cross training to C#. The theory content is fine, but I am finding it hard to come up with interesting exercises for them to do. Anyone have an ideas or links to exercies that are simple enough for noobs, but interesting enough to keep their interest? ...
Can anyone recommend some good e-learning courses? I have a professional development allotment to spend before the end of the year. Any online access to conferences? My primary job is in ASP.NET and MOSS, but I would be interested in branching out a bit. ...
My knowledge of SQL has been mostly gathered through immediate need as opposed to formal training. The project I'm working on now requires the next level of SQL (specifically SQL Server 2005) knowledge. That is, I need to know techniques for optimizing the schema, writing optimized queries and even some information about replication an...
My boss hired a new dev right out of CompSci onto a project with a fair amount of technical debt. It will be my task to get this guy up to speed and making a decent contribution ASAP. Any suggestions on how best to do this? Any first hand experience on how precisely not to do it? My instincts are to do some code reviews on code written ...
I've been put in charge of coming up with a training itinerary for my team at work for a migration from c++ to Visual Studio 2008 with C#. The actual language switch I'm not too worried about, its the learning curve to Visual Studio. What does everything think would be the best way to set up a training course? I was thinking of ha...
I am curious about Ruby. Up to this point I have been following the whole C/C++/C# path and feel the need to branch out. Are there any references on how to get started and how it differs from other languages? ...
Is there any training that you would recommend for someone looking at doing more with .NET? Does IBM have any good trainings? More specifically, C# and web application development. While I have written a couple applications, I want something that can give me a better solid base on developing in .NET. I'll be supporting our web developer ...
The question is pretty self-explanatory, but for those of you pushing out new applications, or having to support legacy systems, how do you effectively get training for new users out there? I think the way of handing over a book is obsolete, and spending an hour or two showing someone around a system is just a waste of time as a develop...
I am a junior developer in Philadelphia, my company is letting me pick somewhere to go for a week of training. Anyone have any good recommendations? I am into web development, design, usability. Anything from PHP to .NET to Scala to Ruby. Thanks! ...
I would like to find out from other's experience what is the best way to capture screencasts that include code and cuts to the program in action, and then present those screencasts online so that the code is still legible, and ideally making the most efficient use of display real estate. What capture tools work well for this? I've trie...
One thing I love about ruby is that all of the conference's videos are posted online , so that people that could not attend can watch them. I'm sure most of you know about Confreaks , which offers them for download. Are there sites like that for other programming languages/conferences (or is google video the best shot)? ...
I'm not really asking about how programmers learn how to program. More about specific technologies. If I wanted to learn Hibernate, how do I know what I should know prior to Hibernate? Should I learn JPA before, during or after Hibernate? Is there a better solution to Hibernate? (And I'm not really looking for information on Hiberna...
I am curious to know what people consider the best conference to go to for each realm of development languages. For instance, in the .NET world, there is DevConnections and Alt.NET. The DevConnections conferences are pretty good, but I learn so much more from Alt.NET and Continuous Improvement conferences. ...
So my workplace has recently started doing a fair amount of web development. Currently there are only 2 developers other than myself who can grasp more than the basic concepts of of the languages involved. My manager wants to bring some of the other developers up to speed to take over some of the web development work that is piling up....
I have a background of Java and would like to start learning PHP. It should be interactive as in having "assignments" and problems to be solved as a part of the course and not just as a course which gives the syntax and the semantics of the language. ...
I'm looking for some good training courses on Javascript, Ajax, or any other web development technologies in the Minneapolis / St. Paul Minnesota area. Anyone have any ideas? Local hands on training is preferred but online training will work to as long as it's good. ...
It should be hands-on, complete, targeted to programmers and detailed on layout tecniques! Thanks! ...
Firstly: this may be a not-programming-related-question. However: As a programmer who is very concerned about security, this is a question which weighs heavily on my mind, and directly affects my activities as a programmer. The weak point in my systems is nothing about the systems themselves, but rather the users. So, what I nee...