Thread: postgres book
I'm thinking of getting this book and was wondering if anyone had anything bad (or good) to say about it? More than that I'd really like to know what version of Postgres it covers, the sample pages don't seem to say. http://tinyurl.com/5xtpp TIA.. -- Greg Donald http://destiney.com/
I used this book as my intro and my guide in my first few months running postgresql.... I thought it was super informative...had lots of real usable info....and I still occasionally refer to it... Jeff Greg Donald wrote: >I'm thinking of getting this book and was wondering if anyone had >anything bad (or good) to say about it? More than that I'd really >like to know what version of Postgres it covers, the sample pages >don't seem to say. > >http://tinyurl.com/5xtpp > >TIA.. > >-- >Greg Donald >http://destiney.com/ > >---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- >TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster > > > >
I like the book. It covers up to 7.2 but don't let that bother you it still has plenty of appropriate information crammed inside.
Duane
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From: Greg Donald [mailto:destiney@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 2:37 PM
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Subject: [GENERAL] postgres book
I'm thinking of getting this book and was wondering if anyone had
anything bad (or good) to say about it? More than that I'd really
like to know what version of Postgres it covers, the sample pages
don't seem to say.
TIA..
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Greg Donald
http://destiney.com/
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Quoth destiney@gmail.com (Greg Donald):
> I'm thinking of getting this book and was wondering if anyone had
> anything bad (or good) to say about it? More than that I'd really
> like to know what version of Postgres it covers, the sample pages
> don't seem to say.
It's up to date for about 7.2, which is really about the best that any
book offers at present. It has _very_ good sections describing file
layouts and how to read query plans.
I keep the O'Reilly book _more_ handy for the sake of the function
summaries that are a bit easier to get at, but otherwise, I prefer
Douglas' & Douglas' book.
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On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 23:20:40 -0400, Christopher Browne <cbbrowne@acm.org> wrote: > It's up to date for about 7.2, which is really about the best that any > book offers at present. It has _very_ good sections describing file > layouts and how to read query plans. Thanks to all. I ordered it. -- Greg Donald http://destiney.com/