SQL In A Nutshell, 2nd Edition

In a Nutshell

by Kevin E. Kline, Daniel Kline, Brand Hunt (With)

SQL in a Nutshell applies the eminently useful "Nutshell" format to Structured Query Language (SQL), the elegant--but complex--descriptive language that is used to create and manipulate large stores of data. For SQL programmers, analysts, and database administrators, the new second edition of SQL in a Nutshell is the essential date language reference for the world's top SQL database products. SQL in a Nutshell is a lean, focused, and thoroughly comprehensive reference for those who live in a deadline-driven world.This invaluable desktop quick reference drills down and documents every SQL command and how to use it in both commercial (Oracle, DB2, and Microsoft SQL Server) and open source implementations (PostgreSQL, and MySQL). It describes every command and reference and includes the command syntax (by vendor, if the syntax differs across implementations), a clear description, and practical examples that illustrate important concepts and uses. And it also explains how the leading commercial and open sources database product implement SQL. This wealth of information is packed into a succinct, comprehensive, and extraordinarily easy-to-use format that covers the SQL syntax of no less than 4 different databases.When you need fast, accurate, detailed, and up-to-date SQL information, SQL in a Nutshell , Second Edition will be the quick reference you'll reach for every time. SQL in a Nutshell is small enough to keep by your keyboard, and concise (as well as clearly organized) enough that you can look up the syntax you need quickly without having to wade through a lot of useless fluff. You won't want to work on a project involving SQL without it.

Genres: Reference, Programming, Computers, Nonfiction, Computer Science, Technical, Technology

691 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Austin Craver]

The author clearly states in the preface what this book is, and is not. The book is primarily a command reference. It is intended as a reference tool, not a tutorial. Nor is it expository.

[Warren Owen]

Useful compact reference book for someone who occasionally uses SQL.

[Christophe Gesché]

Usefull

SQL has so many possibilities.

So easy to start to use.
So easy to became complex and hard :)

[Daniel]

This is useful ONLY as a reference. Its organization is utterly useless unless you already know SQL top to bottom and just need a refresh on the fiddly bits. That said, if the above is what you're looking for, it is good at that job.

[Talia]

A great reference to have on hand if you're working with SQL databases

[Ivy]

mainly for reference

[Natasha]

Quite helpful, and lot to learn.