sql/perl/dbi reference?
Andrew Gallagher
ab.gallagher at qub.ac.uk
Tue Aug 13 06:41:55 CDT 2002
On Mon, Aug 12, 2002 at 04:44:15PM -0700, Michael G Schwern wrote:
>
> Repeat this mantra:
>
> I hate SQL.
>
> that should cover the details of Class::DBI. :)
I probably will end up using Class::DBI. But since I am also going to be
admining the database server I'd like to be a little more au fait with
the back end...
> Good PostgreSQL book... O'Reilly just published one, I have a copy but
> haven't read it yet. I believe New Riders has one and they usually publish
> decent stuff.
Is this 'practical postgresql'? The reviews for it on Amazon are
mixed...
> Good SQL book... the best SQL reference I've found so far is the MySQL
> documentation. That plus a decent SQL92 reference (so you know what's
> 'standard' and what's MySQL) should do you. I don't know of any good SQL
> tutorials anymore. "Database Design For Mere Mortals" is a not-horrible
> introduction to table design, but includes not enough theory. Or too much
> theory.
The reviews seem good of this one... I know it's a lot cheaper (and
environmentally friendly) to read online docs, but I still have a
visceral attraction to dead tree. ;-)
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