Re: Postgresql Books: Which one ?

Hello Richard,

    I hope that you are well. Having read both books would your recommendation be
to go with Korry Douglas' book ?

    Cheers,

    Aly.

WELTY, RICHARD wrote:
> From: pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org
> [mailto:pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org]On Behalf Of Aly Dharshi
>
>
>>does anybody have any recommendations which one to get ?
>
>
>>    1) PostgreSQL by Korry Douglas (SAMS) http://www.samspublishing.com/title/0672327562
>
>
> i like the first edition of Douglas very much, i presume that this second edition
> will keep up the standard.
>
>
>>    2) beginning Databases With Postgresql: From Novice To Professional, Second
>>Edition: From Novice To Professional (APress)
>>         http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=424
>
>
> i just finished reading a review copy of this (review to follow somewhere or other
> shortly), and on the whole, it's not bad. it is trying to cover a great deal of
> material and so seems a little rushed at times, but it's a decent book with lots of
> stuff in it.
>
> both books cover PostgreSQL 8.0
>
> richard
>
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>        choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not
>        match

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