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Paperback: 1032 pages
Publisher: Sams; 2 edition (26 July 2005)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0672327562
ISBN-13: 978-0672327568
Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 17.7 x 5.1 cm

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The second edition of the best-selling PostgreSQL has been updated to completely cover new features and capabilities of the 8.0 version of PostgreSQL. You will be lead through the internals of the powerful PostgreSQL open source database chapter, offering an easy-to-read, code-based approach that makes it easy to understand how each feature is implemented, how to best use each feature, and how to get more performance from database applications. This definitive guide to building, programming and administering the powerful PostgreSQL open-source database system will help you harness one of the most widely used open source, enterprise-level database systems.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very very good, 24 Sep 2005

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It's a big book. In my experience that either means daunting, or brilliant. This is the latter. Very well written, everything's well explained, and it's easy to skip bits. I've been looking for a kick towards professional database design, (I'd call myself intermediate) from hacked db's in access and mysql - and this is it.

This would help a beginner, (except for the short section on installing it) get used to the basics of sql and databases in general, as well as providing a guide for practical, efficient / effective design. For the expert, this book seemingly covers every individual publicised feature of pgsql, and gives information on extending /customising postgresql from the source for ultimate performance etc.

Unlike my review, the book is extremely well written! Highly recommended. Especially for such a potentially complex topic.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!, 19 Jan 2006

Mr. M. J. Kelly "hightower00" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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If you have to do any work involving postgres I cannot recommend this book highly enough!

As a 4th year software engineering student I found this book invaluable in completing my honours dissertation.

As the previous reviewer said, it is very well written and starts with the real basics through to the most complicated issues. However, each chapter is reasonably independent of the last, so it is very easy to jump around different parts of the book without getting lost.

In particular the chapters on accessing postgres using different programming languages such as C, java, and perl are entirely self-contained and are well explained using several examples.

In summary, this is a perfect book for beginners right through to experts, buy it now!

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the very best!, 24 Mar 2009

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There are some truly shocking SQL books out there - but this isn't one of them! It's really well written. I'm a seasoned DBA but was new to PostgreSQL and this book got me going in no time. But it's also great for those who aren't that solid on their SQL. The basics are covered well here too! A keeper for sure!

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1.0 out of 5 stars Next to useless
This book is nearly 1,000 pages long and more than 1/2 of this covers "Programming with PostgresSQL". Read more

Published on 20 Aug 2009 by Larry B

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reading
As with other reviewers, I have high praise for this book. It has a very good index that helps finding what you want quickly and the book is well structured so it is easy to jump... Read more

Published on 1 Mar 2009 by G. Drew

3.0 out of 5 stars Looks good but there are important pieces missing
I must confess a prior knowledge as someone who worked for Illustra (a commercialisation of an earlier version of Postgres set up by its inventor, Mike Stonebraker). Read more

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