This books starts at the beginning, and no prior knowledge of SQL or relational databases is
assumed. Along the way, on a voyage of discovery, you will participate in the creation of the sample
database, which not only incorporates all SQL concepts taught in the book but also undergoes several
refactoring iterations to introduce data modeling, query tuning and optimization, and set of
best practices for everything SQL.
This book is for computer programmers ready to add relational database programming to their skill
sets, for the business users who want more power over the data locked away in their databases, and
everybody else who might be interested in learning the powerful language, the lingua franca of the
relational databases.
Readers with previous database experience might want to skim through the first couple of chapters
and delve into more advanced topics, or they might decide to revisit the first principles introduced in
these chapters; the choice is yours.
WHAT THIS BOOK COVERS
The book covers the current release of the SQL Standard, SQL:2008, but it mostly focuses on the
practical side of the language, highlighting the differences between particular implementations. It
provides examples using SQL implementations in the latest versions of the following modern database
systems either available for download as free express editions, or as free open source software.
The most popular desktop database packages, Microsoft Access and OpenOffice, are also covered:
- IBM UDB2 9.7
- Oracle 10g
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008/2005/2000
- My SQL 5.1/5.5
- Post gre SQL 9.0
- Microsoft Access 2007/2010
- Open Office 3.2 BASE (with embedded HSQLDB)
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