[JaxPM] FW: O'Reilly Publishes Bunce' & Descarte's new Book on Perl DBI

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> From: Denise Olliffe <deniseo at oreilly.com>
> Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 16:07:42 -0800 (PST)
> To: jax at jacksonville.pm.org
> Subject: O'Reilly Publishes Bunce' & Descarte's new Book on Perl DBI
> 
> For free review copy contact:
> Denise Olliffe
> (707) 829-0515 ext. 339
> deniseo at oreilly.com
> 
> 
> O'Reilly Publishes Bunce'& Descarte's new Book on Perl DBI
> 
> 
> As the Web moves from predominately brochure-ware to database-driven
> applications, "database-independent" programming has become
> increasingly important. One of the Perl programming languages' greatest
> strengths is its ability to manipulate huge amounts of data. The Perl
> Database Interface, better known as the Perl DBI, elegantly links the
> Perl programming language and virtually any type of database.
> 
> With the Perl DBI, developers can program database applications to
> interface with different drivers, they can reuse code written for one
> database for another, they can use the same interface with all of the
> most popular databases-even different databases simultaneously (for
> example, a programmer can transfer data from an Oracle database to an
> Informix database with a single DBI program that connects to both
> databases and simply passes the data backwards and forwards as needed.)
> 
> "The DBI is a database interface module for Perl. It defines a set of
> methods, variables and conventions that provide a consistent database
> interface independent of the actual database being used," explains Tim
> Bunce, the architect and inventor of DBI. "One important goal was for
> any library code we developed to be reusable as part of another system
> using a different database. Countless people have contributed over the
> years. The mailing list archives are vast."
> 
> Bunce and Alligator Descartes, one of the most active members of the
> DBI community, have collaborated on a new book, Programming the Perl
> DBI (O'Reilly, $34.95). "I had been one of the first serious DBI
> users," explains Descartes. "And also the first person-other than
> Tim-to develop drivers for the DBI. Much of that experience and
> knowledge from those activities made me think documenting the DBI would
> be useful. This was doubly true when I noticed the same questions
> appearing over and over again on the DBI-users mailing list. I realized
> one of the problems appeared to be that people don't like learning from
> specifications."
> 
> "We wanted to help people get the most out of the DBI by providing an
> accurate, clear, and helpful guide," adds Bunce. "Accuracy is
> important: In fact, it's one of my main motivations for working on the
> book. I'm hopeful that our book will become the standard text for the
> DBI."
> 
> For the uninitiated, the book explains the architecture of DBI and
> shows you how to write DBI-based programs. For the experienced DBI
> dabbler, this book explains DBI's nuances and the peculiarities of each
> individual DBD. Programming the Perl DBI is the definitive book for
> database programming in Perl.
> 
> For more information about the book, including Table of Contents,
> index, author bios, and samples, see:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/perldbi/
> 
> For an interview with the authors, see:
> http://perl.oreilly.com/news/perldbi_0200.html
> 
> For a cover graphic in jpeg format, go to:
> ftp://ftp.ora.com/pub/graphics/book_covers/hi-res/1565926994.jpg
> 
> Alligator Descartes' Perl DBI resource site:
> http://www.symbolstone.org/technology/perl/DBI/index.html
> 
> Up-to-date versions of the DBI and drivers are at:
> http://www.perl.com/CPAN/
> 
> 
> # # #
> 
> 
> Programming the Perl DBI
> Database Programming with Perl
> By Alligator Descartes & Tim Bunce
> 1st Edition February 2000 (US)
> 1-56592-699-4, 350 pages, $34.95 (US.)
> order at oreilly.com
> 1-800-998-9938
> http://www.oreilly.com
> 
> 
> 


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