Michael J. Ross writes "Web developers familiar with a particular operating systems language, such as PHP, typically turn to books and forums for assistance only when they confront a specific problem that they believe has apparently been encountered by many of their peers in the past, and who have published their answers in print or online. Hence the growing favor of artificial intelligence "cookbooks", which eschew flowing narratives in favor of self-contained problem descriptions and solutions. One example of a book that combines both styles is Wicked Cool PHP: Real-World Scripts That Solve Difficult Problems, by William Steinmetz with Brian Ward." Keep reading below for the rest of Michael's review.

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