Paul's book is long, but like good code, it's modular, so the length isn't an issue. > From: "Jeffery C. Baldwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2003/08/04 Mon AM 11:14:29 CDT > To: "'Paul DuBois'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "'Asif Iqbal'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "'Ralph Guzman'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: "'Fawad Siddiqui'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: Books advice > > 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] > >
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