Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 005.133 EAN: 9780596526849 Format: Illustrated ISBN: 0596526849 Label: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Manufacturer: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 607 Publication Date: September 01, 2007 Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Sales Rank: 9649 Studio: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Product DescriptionIs 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!
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Rating: - Average Introduction to SQL ... Subpar for Technical Readers
Before purchasing this book, I read the reviews and was instantly hooked on the concept of a technical book that would use humor, imagery and other off-beat approaches as teaching tools. Unfortunately, after reading the entire book I feel that these techniques were way over utilized. The figures are very busy because the author feels you will remember words if they are attached to an image. In addition there is very little information conveyed on each page. I found myself thinking "why doesn't ... Read More
Rating: - Expected more content for length
This book is an excellent book for beginners to SQL that have a tough time using books to technology. The book is a very long read if you are already comfortable basic concepts like joins. However, it does have good chapters on table and database design. For the length of the book, I expected more advanced topics like stored procs.
Rating: - Unorthodox & Effective Training Method
At first I was a little thrown off by all the images and quips (I guess I'm used to boring, dry guides). After a while I was actually drawn into the book and how it guided me through learning SQL. I must admit that I had a somewhat rudimentary understanding of SQL but after completing the book my queries a sharper & more complex.
I do want to put it out there; this isn't really a reference book, it's primary focus is to teach you the fundamentals of SQL, not really the fancier functions ... Read More
Rating: - Great Book for Basic SQL concepts
If there is one book in head first that deserves attention (apart from Servlets book) it is this. All the programming books are great anyways (Exception is Head First Design patterns, PLEASE DONT BUY that one!).
SQL Head first helps in visually knowing what is going to happen, especially when running mutltiple OUTER JOINs and writing subqueries etc. Thanks to this book (and a combination of SQL Cookbook and SQL Tuning (for more advanced people)).
Rating: - Great compendium for all developers that are not Database Administrators.
If you are developer and need to refresh your SQL knowledge or if you want to learn SQL very fast and with some fun - it is book for you. This is not a book for Database Administrators. Second disclaimer - they use examples for MySQL, so if you are using different DB, you need to translate some of them.
I believe I do not need to convince you how good are "Head First" series, so let's focus on the content.
It starts from explanation what DB is and some easy SELECT queries, so you can ... Read More
- Average Introduction to SQL ... Subpar for Technical Readers
- Expected more content for length
- Unorthodox & Effective Training Method
