On Mon, 9 Feb 2004, Christopher Browne wrote: > Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 20:57:13 -0500 > From: Christopher Browne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"@postgresql.org > Subject: Re: [GENERAL] book for postgresql > > A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ed Wong) wrote: > > I am an oracle dba and new to postgresql. Could you tell me what is > > the best postgres book out there to start with? I am looking for a > > book which is sort of a complete reference including some dba chapters > > as well. > > There are three fairly good books in printed form: > > - New Riders has one that is about the most recent one published, > which, it seems to me, has about the best explanation of the query > optimizer going, as well as quite a lot of other fairly deep > technical material; > > - Addison Wesley published Bruce Momjian's book which is getting a bit > dated, but which is still quite good; > > - O'Reilly has a third one that is also "dated but good." > > The online material is also a good source, and is commonly included > along with the PostgreSQL installation. > > All four of these sources are quite good. I have all but Bruce's book > on my desk... >
For some strange reason, the message above, took somewhat over three months to come through, maybe due to the To address in the header (?). I am wondering whether, given that Bruce Momjian's book appears to be regarded as "a bit dated", a 2nd Edition is on the way? -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .............. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy In Four Parts", written by Douglas Adams, published by Pan Books, 1992 .................................................... ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match