Just to drop my $.02 in on this.. I started reading the 1st version of Pauls' MySQL book online a week or so back using my account over at 'Safari', once I read a little and decided that I was genuinely interested in this MySQL 'thing', I went over to Barnes and Noble with intentions of getting a hard copy of the 2nd edition of this book.. well.. I ended up leaving the store with a copy of 'Mastering MySQL' by Sybex instead. I returned that book yesterday and picked up the 2nd Edition of MySQL :-). I initially chose the 'Mastering MySQL' book pretty much due to one reason, and that the size of the MySQL' book was a little intimidating. But once I got home and started reading the Sybex book I realized why Pauls' book is so long, it is impossible to cover the amount of content necessary to get a good grasp for Mysql without using a lot of paper :-). The Sybex book made a lot of assumptions and didn't go into what I felt was very thorough detail on any subject (my idea is that this is a great book for the experienced DB admin), while Paul takes the time to explain each subject and every detail very thoroughly.
Thanks Paul, I just started this book but I'm already very impressed. Again.. all of this is just my $.02 and I am VERY new at all of this DB stuff Jeff +-----------------------------------------------+ | Jeffery C Baldwin | Computer Consultant II | | University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill | 213 Miller Hall | CB# 1105 | Chapel Hill, NC 27599 | | Phone: (919) 843-2725 | Fax: (919) 966-8928 | E-Mail: jeff_baldwin at unc dot edu +-----------------------------------------------+ -----Original Message----- From: Paul DuBois [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 12:02 PM To: Asif Iqbal; Ralph Guzman Cc: 'Fawad Siddiqui'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Books advice At 21:04 -0400 7/31/03, Asif Iqbal wrote: >I just ordered this book > >MySQL >The definitive guide to using, programming, >and administering MySQL 4 >by Paul Dubois > >I found it more technical than MySQL cook book by Paul Dubois Comparison information: http://www.kitebird.com/mysql-book-comparison.php This page also includes links to each book's home page that provides other information about the book such as ISBN. > > >On Thu, 31 Jul 2003, Ralph Guzman wrote: > >> Here are two other books that I would recommend, specially the first >> one: >> >> * SQL Queries for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Data Manipulation in >> SQL >> by Michael J. Hernandez, John L. Viescas >> >> Joe Celko's SQL for Smarties: Advanced SQL Programming >> by Joe Celko >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Fawad Siddiqui [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 5:06 PM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Books advice >> >> Hi, >> >> I would like to learn about RDBMS, namely mysql of course, but know >> really nothing in this area, so have to learn about; RDBMS, SQL and >> mysql from scratch. >> >> In this regard, if anyone knows of any books they think would start me >> off on the right foot, I would be very grateful. >> >> I have done some searching on Amazon, with the following results. >> >> 1. Beginning Databases with MySQL >> by Richard Stones, Neil Matthew >> >> 2. MySQL Cookbook >> by Paul DuBois >> >> 3. Managing and Using MySQL >> by George Reese, et al >> >> 4. Inside Relational Databases >> by Mark Whitehorn, Bill Marklyn >> >> 5. Database Design >> by Ryan K. Stephens, Ronald R. Plew >> >> 6. The Practical SQL Handbook: Using SQL Variants >> by Judith S. Bowman, et al >> >> >> Many thanks in advance for all your help. >> >> >> Fawad >> >> >> >> > >-- >Asif Iqbal >http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x8B686E08 >There's no place like 127.0.0.1 -- Paul DuBois, Senior Technical Writer Madison, Wisconsin, USA MySQL AB, www.mysql.com Are you MySQL certified? http://www.mysql.com/certification/ -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
