Re: postgresql 7.1 - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: postgresql 7.1
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Msg-id 200010121648.MAA02603@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: postgresql 7.1  ("Adam Lang" <aalang@rutgersinsurance.com>)
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> But there is a bit of a difference between a book, such as Bruce's, and the
> "manuals" such as the online documentation.  For a published book on
> software to be successful, a lot of the print is used to explain the syntax
> and concepts and give examples.  A lot of time manuals are too cold.. Good
> for reference, but not always good for reading.  I never read any of the
> online doc from start to finish.  I go to the points and read what I need to
> for the monument.. Bruce's I read from cover to cover, so to say.
>
> It could be just me, but the online docs are more references... books like
> Bruce's do more to teach.
>

Yes, and the good news is that this doesn't change too much from release
to release.  Features get added, and those have to be covered, perhaps
in additional sections on my web site.

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