Learning SQL
Learning SQL by Alan Beaulieu
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Number of Pages:
- 336
- ISBN:
- 0596520832
- Product Group:
- book
- Publisher:
- O'Reilly Media
- Publication Date:
- April 20, 2009
- BooksForGeeks.com ID:
- 1479
Covering database management systems - including MySQL 6.0, Oracle 11g, and Microsoft's SQL Server 2008 - this book helps you master the SQL fundamentals. It also helps you move quickly through SQL basics and learn several advanced features as well as use SQL data statements to generate, manipulate, and retrieve data.
Reviews for Learning SQL
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Fantastic book for begginers
Rated out of 5 stars, November 12th, 2008
I'm not a programmer and I bought this book having no idea of SQL, and I can say I learned a lot from it. It's easy to understand and it's well structured. Maybe it doesn't cover every aspect of SQL, but it's the place to start to write your first queries. Give it a try, you won't regret! -
An Excellent Book
Rated out of 5 stars, April 12th, 2008
After wanting to get a better grasp on SQL and its Syntax I bought this book along with it other companion "SQL Cookbook".
It has a nicely written and easy to understand flow with exercises at the end of each chapter. I find this a great help as when you have read the chapter, you can try and solve the exercises and hopefully it will have sunk in more.
The hardest section is on subqueries as it seem that you can put them everywhere(ugggh).
It also explains the nuances with SQL Server and Oracle, as the syntax changes for little things like altering tables and transaction.
So in all a very good book that will prove a useful reference and tool for improving ones knowledge of SQL.