false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185644493m/1596173.jpg 1596173 1 Are you an SQL programmer that, like many, came to SQL after learning and writing procedural or object-oriented code? Or have switched jobs to where a different brand of SQL is being used, or maybe even been told to learn SQL yourself? <br><br>If even one answer is yes, then you need this book. A "Manual of Style" for the SQL programmer, this book is a collection of heuristics and rules, tips, and tricks that will help you improve SQL programming style and proficiency, and for formatting and writing portable, readable, maintainable SQL code. Based on many years of experience consulting in SQL shops, and gathering questions and resolving his students SQL style issues, Joe Celko can help you become an even better SQL programmer.<br><br>+ Help you write Standard SQL without an accent or a dialect that is used in another programming language or a specific flavor of SQL, code that can be maintained and used by other people. <br>+ Enable you to give your group a coding standard for internal use, to enable programmers to use a consistent style. <br>+ Give you the mental tools to approach a new problem with SQL as your tool, rather than another programming language one that someone else might not know! 1589274 11 4 2005 Joe Celko's SQL Programming Style (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems) total:3|5:1|4:1|3:1| 3 12 6 0 0 0 false false Wed Apr 22 09:14:28 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 09:14:28 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jan 21 07:22:23 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 07:22:23 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Dec 11 04:28:44 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 04:28:54 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 04:25:32 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 04:25:39 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Thu Jun 12 00:35:49 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 00:35:49 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Oct 20 01:09:40 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 20 01:09:40 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1596173