Postgres SQL

[Ron Peterson]

Randall Hofland wrote:
> 
> Has anyone read this yet or heard comments as to its usefulness:
> 
> PostgreSQL:  Introduction and Concepts
> 
> by Bruce Momjian

This has been available in pdf format from the PostgreSQL web site for
some time.  If it hasn't already, it will be removed shortly by request
of the publisher.  To encourage people to buy the book, obviously.  The
content is available in html at:

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/awbook.html.

As to it's usefulness, I guess that depends on what you already know and
your objectives.  I think the title is pretty descriptive - it's a good
introduction to PostgreSQL.  If you're interested in more advanced
topics like how to program triggers in C, you'll need to consult other
reference documentation.

Bruce's writing is clear, and the book's organization is quite
sensible.  The book itself benefits from the open source process, as
it's been available online for comment during the entirety of it's
creation.  Bruce is a PostgreSQL developer, and one of the more active
contributers to the PostgreSQL discussion lists.  I think this gives him
a pretty keen sense of what types of issues the book needs to cover to
address an introductory audience.

-Ron-
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