The Art of SQL
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.43 (996 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0596008945 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 372 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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SQL code may run for 5 to 10 years, surviving several major releases of the database management system and on several generations of hardware. This is what Faroult does with SQL.Like a successful battle plan, good architectural choices are based on contingencies. Talent can't be taught, but every strategist from Sun Tzu to modern-day generals believed that it can be nurtured through the experience of others. His insightful book, named after Art of War by Sun Tzu, contends that writing quick inefficient code is sweeping the dirt under the rug. The aim is to get you-and your manager-to raise good questions.. What if the volume of this or that table increases unexpectedly? What if, following a merger, the number of users doubles? What if you want to keep several years of data online? Faroult's way of looking at SQL performance may be unconventional and unique, but he's deadly serious about writing good SQL and using SQL well. Database performance has become a major headache, and most IT departments believe that developers should provide simple SQL code to solve immediate problems and let DBAs tune any "bad SQL" later.In The Art of SQL, author and SQL expert Stephane Faroult argues that this "safe approach" only leads to
He has been continuously performing database consultancy since then, and founded RoughSea Ltd in 1998.. About the AuthorStephane Faroult first discovered relational databases and the SQL language back in 1983. After leaving Oracle in 1988, he briefly tried to reform and did a bit of operational research, but after one year, he succumbed again to relational databases. He joined Oracle France in their early days (after a brief spell with IBM and a bout of teaching at the University of Ottawa) and soon developed an interest in performance and tuning topics
"i felt like there was a lot of fluff and nothing super" according to EHsu. meh - i didnt get that much out of it. but i guess the book may not be right for someone at my level. i have 2 years experience in SQL and i was looking for something that will teach me more complex methods such as CTE, temp tables, and recursion. i felt like there was a lot of fluff and nothing super concrete. maybe i need more years of experience to appreciate it or maybe it's just not that insightful.. Sun Tzu Meets E. F. Codd; Wonderful! Michael Tozer Stephane Faroult has written perhaps one of the most important books on SQL and Relational Databases since the magisterial work of Dr. E.F. Codd. Faroult uniquely, and effectively, casts the sage teachings of Sun Tzu from "The Art of War" upon the sound theoretical underpinnings of Dr. Codd's "Relational Model for Database Management". And the result is a wonderful, entertaining, and insightful exposition of the critical success factors in modern relational database implementation.The writing is wonderful, and stunningly clear. A word . A gem The rare book on SQL that goes beyond what we've already figured out by hard knocks. The author has a wonderful mix of theory and practice, and shows how procedural realities affect the relational ideals of data access in a relational database.The chapter on nested data structures is so clear that it makes the topic seem self-evident, so, while simplified, you get a solid picture of what's happening before having to 'attack' an overly-messy real-world project.It truly makes a developer using SQL feel like s/he has the upper hand, the i
Stephane Faroult first discovered relational databases and the SQL language back in 1983. He has been continuously performing database consultancy since then, and founded RoughSea Ltd in 1998.. He joined Oracle France in their early days (after a brief spell with IBM and a bout of teaching at the University of Ottawa) and soon developed an interest in performance and tuning topics. After leaving Oracle in 1988, he briefl