On Thu, 11 Feb 1999, Stephan Doliov wrote:
So, are we serious about this? Should we start up a list for
details?
//
// > 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.
// Amen/Bravo! This would truly be in the spirit of PostgreSQL
//
// Regarding the books contents. I think
// I. Section 1 - Intro
// 1. Brief Overview History
// 2. Getting and Installing
// 3. Setting up a Database
// 4. Maintaining a Database
// II. Section II - Making it work
// 1. Postgres' type system
// 2. Triggers & Functions
// 3. Embedded Scripting Languages
// a) pl/pgsql
// etc.
// 4. External access to postgres
// a) libpq
// b) libpq++
// c) odbc
// etc.
// 5. Interfacing PostgreSQL to the Web
// a) perl
// b) php3
// c) pygreSQL
// others
// III. Reference and Tekkie Stuff
// 1. The built-in functions
// 2. Query Optimization
// 3. Postmaster tuning & performance issues
// IV. New Features
// This would be a section where people could insert information related to
// the latest release. Much like law reports have addenda inserts at the
// back.
//
// my $0.02
//
// steve doliov
//
//
//
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