Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine
Save Your Time And Money
| AnyBook4Less.com | Order from a Major Online Bookstore |
|
| Home | Store List | FAQ | Contact Us | | ||
| Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money |
||
 |
Title: Beginning Databases with PostgreSQL by Richard Stones, Neil Matthew ISBN: 1-86100-515-6 Publisher: Wrox Press Inc Pub. Date: September, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.3 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The best database book I have ever read
Comment: My most favorites PostgreSQL book and even can be used for the beginner to learn about the database design as well as some of the good SQL statements (I have learnt some of the SQL commands from this book for my PHP and MySql web application). The spoon-feeding style of explanation is very clear and lots of examples will help any beginner up and running in no time! I am waiting for the second edition and hopefully will be loaded with more JSP and servlet examples.
Rating: 4
Summary: = * * * *
Comment: This is a Wrox book, which to me means it is probably not very concise or well written, but it has a pretty good amount of information; and the title says "Beginning Databases with PostgreSQL", so my expectation was for something a little bit more useful and germane than a "
If I had to choose between this and "Practical PostgreSQL", which is the only comparable book out right now (mid 2002), I would probably choose the latter, but I think it would be better to get both, since they are both presenting similar information pretty well, but slightly differently, so I think reading both would result in a better overall understanding.
Rating: 4
Summary: An excellent introduction to the greatest free database
Comment: This is a very well-written introduction to relational databases and PostgreSQL in particular. The authors meticulously describe how to install the database on both a Windows and a Linux platform, how to compile the source, how to setup ODBC drivers to enable access to the database through MS Access, and all the various free utilities that exist. They then walk the reader very carefully through a thorough introduction to SQL, database design, normal forms, and the built-in functions of the database. The final section of the book presents a variety of methods for writing front-end applications using either PHP, C, Perl, or Java. As a Java programmer, I found the Java chapter very well-written.
Overall, this is a good beginning book. It will not turn you into an expert on database design, nor does it offer an encyclopedic PostgreSQL reference. But it is a perfect starting point for those who have chosen to explore this great database system.
 |
Title: PostgreSQL Developer's Handbook by Ewald Geschwinde, Hans-Jüergen Schöenig ISBN: 0672322609 Publisher: SAMS Pub. Date: 18 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $44.99 |
 |
Title: PostgreSQL Essential Reference by Barry Stinson ISBN: 0735711216 Publisher: SAMS Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
 |
Title: PostgreSQL: Introduction and Concepts by Bruce Momjian ISBN: 0201703319 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co Pub. Date: 15 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $47.99 |
 |
Title: PostgreSQL by Korry Douglas, Susan Douglas ISBN: 0735712573 Publisher: SAMS Pub. Date: 13 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
 |
Title: Practical PostgreSQL (O'Reilly Unix) by Command Prompt Inc, John C. Worsley, Joshua D. Drake ISBN: 1565928466 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $44.95 |
Thank you for visiting www.AnyBook4Less.com and enjoy your savings!
Copyright� 2001-2021 Send your comments
