Head First SQL

Head First Series

by Lynn Beighley

Is your data dragging you down? Are your tables all tangled up? Well we've got the tools to teach you just how to wrangle your databases into submission. Using the latest research in neurobiology, cognitive science, and learning theory to craft a multi-sensory SQL learning experience, Head First SQL has a visually rich format designed for the way your brain works, not a text-heavy approach that puts you to sleep.

Maybe you've written some simple SQL queries to interact with databases. But now you want more, you want to really dig into those databases and work with your data. Head First SQL will show you the fundamentals of SQL and how to really take advantage of it. We'll take you on a journey through the language, from basic INSERT statements and SELECT queries to hardcore database manipulation with indices, joins, and transactions. We all know "Data is Power" - but we'll show you how to have "Power over your Data". Expect to have fun, expect to learn, and expect to be querying, normalizing, and joining your data like a pro by the time you're finished reading!

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

607 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2007

About the author

Lynn Beighley is the author of dozens of tech books and even more articles. She's had lots of her short stories published in lots of places. She's an editor for Manning Publications and she's currently writing a YA novel that she hopes will encourage girls to try a bit of computer programming. She got an MFA a few years back. She's on twitter as @lynnbeighley and would enjoy hearing from you.

Reviews

[Gabrielam13]

Este într-adevăr un foarte reușit abecedar pentru SQL. Pentru mine, însă lectura a mers destul de repede, căci sunt familiară cu majoritatea conceptelor, folosindu-le în mod cotidian. Iar cu toate că am învățat și câteva lucruri noi, dintre care unele ce sunt valabile numai în MySql, mi-ar fi plăcut să aprofundez mai mult domeniul.

Precum toate cărțile din seria ”Head First” și aceasta a fost la fel de amuzantă, antrenantă și clară, aplicând toate teoriile de învățare pentru a ajuta cititorul să asimileze conceptele pe termen lung. Aș fi curioasă care ar fi rezultatele unui sistem de învățământ care ar aborda acest mod de a-și introduce elevii în domenii tehnice: într-o manieră simplă, interesantă, făcând procesul de învățare aproape ca o joacă!

Recomand cartea tuturor celor ce doresc să se familiarizeze cu SQL ! Pentru toți ceilalți ce doresc să aprofundeze domeniul, cu siguranță poate fi sărită.