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References

Because of the central position of our product as a linking tool, we are often asked for recommendations for sources of information about the technologies with which Sapphire/Web interacts.

We have prepared this list of some sources that we have found useful. We cannot guarantee that you will find them all of outstanding value-one man's meat is another man's fish, and where one may gain immensely from a book, another may find it too elementary to bother with.

C and C++

For many systems, Kernighan and Ritchie' s The C Programming Language (Prentice-Hall, ISBN: 0-13-110163-3) is still the "Bible" of C programming.

Java and JavaScript

There appears to be an inexhaustible supply of authors willing to pose as Java experts and write books on Java and JavaScript. Some books that we have found useful include:

Java in a Nutshell; Flanagan; O'Reilly & Associates; no CD; ISBN: 1-56592-183-6
- This is a good reference book at an excellent price detailing the Java classes. Instead of packaging a CD, their Web site, http://www.ora.com, contains the source code for the book.
Special Edition Using Java; Newman et al.; QUE; CD; ISBN: 0-7897-0604-0
- A large book at a hefty price, marked as being for the top end of developers, this comes complete with the Sun User Group's Java-SIG Applet Library, so you get lots of source code on the CD. This isn't really a book for Java novices.
Developing Professional Java Applets; Hopson & Ingram; Sams Net; CD; ISBN: 1-57521-083-5
- Another more advanced book at a higher price, this will help you advance beyond the examples provided to you both here and on the Bluestone Web site.
Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days; Lemay & Perkins; Sams Net; CD; ISBN: 1-57521-030-4
- A good book at a reasonable price for learning Java. It covers the language completely within the specified 21 days. Well-paced and clearly written, nothing appears to have been omitted.
The Java Handbook; Naughton; McGraw-Hill; no CD; ISBN: 0-07-882199-1
- A fun book to read, this is another good introduction to Java, albeit aimed a little higher in the hierarchy of programmers. Unfortunately, you must type in all the code examples.
Core Java; Cornell & Horstmann; Prentice hall; CD; ISBN: 0-13-565755-5
- Another serious Java instruction book, this time with both the JDK and Symantec's Café development environment on the CD, together with a beta version of the Macintosh JDK, which together give this outstanding value.
JavaScript in a Nutshell;O'Reilly & Associates
- Instead of packaging a CD, their Web site, http://www.ora.com, contains the source code for the book.
The Website http://www.javasoft.com. You can get a copy of the Java Development Kit (JDK) from here if you don't get it on a CD.
The Usenet group comp.javasoft.lang is a central location for discussions of Java.
The Website http://www.gamelan.com is a central site for much of the latest in Java development, with lots of good links to other sites.
Borland's C++ compiler, although not the compiler used by Sapphire/Web for server application creation, offers a good Java debugging environment for creating your Java applets.

SQL

Any SQL book that you buy should be recent enough to include the SQL 92 standard and should include a description of Dynamic SQL and Embedded Procedures. In addition, you should read the reference manuals of your SQL Server on these topics, and the various vendors vary somewhat in the details of how they implement certain features. For the most part these will just result in syntax errors, but you will still need their manuals to discover just what the proper syntax is.

SQL Instant Reference; Martin Gruber; Sybex; ISBN: 0-7821-1143-3

Quick Reference Guide to SQL; John Viescas; Microsoft Press; ISBN: 1-55615-198-5

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