Re: [GENERAL] A book for PgSQL? A need? yes? no? - Mailing list pgsql-general

Since we are tossing ideas around, here is my two cents.
.1c In order not to worry about royalties we can donate proceeds to
PostgreSQL.

.1c There is stuff that changes and there is stuff that remains the same.
Installation, database creation, db administration, function creation etc ... are
pretty uniform so they can be covered in the "stay put" section. The stuff that
is more dynamic can be smacked in the "emerging technologies" section :-)
so that the reader can simply read up on that particular technology or buy a
whole new book.

Rudy

Date sent:          Wed, 10 Feb 1999 23:53:45 -0800 (PST)
From:               dustin sallings <dustin@spy.net>
To:                 Bob Dusek <bobd@palaver.net>
Copies to:          Robert Chalmers <robert@chalmers.com.au>, sql@chalmers.com.au,
           pgsql-general@postgreSQL.org
Subject:            Re: [GENERAL] A book for PgSQL? A need? yes? no?

> On Thu, 11 Feb 1999, Bob Dusek wrote:
>
>     The problem with writing a book on Postgres is that it's still
> being developed.  Before a book could be published, it'd be mostly
> obsolete.  I certainly would like the exercise of assembling one, but I
> really hate getting obsolete books.  This happened to me when I bought my
> first Java book.  I took it home and almost nothing in it worked.  :)  Of
> course, Postgres is changing in a compatible way, but the new stuff that's
> introduced *dramatically* changes the way people code.  pl/pgsql is a
> great example of this.  There's stuff that's done in pl/pgsql that
> previously had to be done C in a really complicated way, or you had to sit
> around wishing for.  This will change yet again when there's fk/pk
> constraints and such.  Chances are, there'll be a lot of neat stuff that
> will need to be included in a book before a book can be finished.  :)
>
>     I'm sure there's enough documentation lying around to make a
> decent book if we want to put it together.  Figuring out royalties could
> be kinda difficult.  :)
>
> // Amen.  A book would be really cool.  I would think that it would open up
> // the PostgreSQL market a bit more, too.  A book on the shelf is
> // advertising.
> //
> // A new, good, recommended book is great advertising.
> //
> // Bob
> //
> // On Thu, 11 Feb 1999, Robert Chalmers wrote:
> //
> // > Just wondering if there is a book specifically written around PgSQL, and if not, would anyone want one? You
know,a thing like "A Guide To PgSQL". Not too heavy, maybe in parts. User + Advanced + ODBC ? 
> // >
> // > What do you think?
> // >
> // > Robert
> // >
> //
> //
> //
>
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