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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- - Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" on the first line of the message body to discuss-request at blu.org (Subject line is ignored).
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