> > Searching on-line is surprisingly unhelpful; the only things I've found so > > far which looks half-sensible are "Database is Depth" by Chris Date, and > > "Expert mySQL" by Charles A. Bell (which looks more practical rather than > > theoretical). > > I have that book by Date. Heavy on theory and ranting and being > holier-than-thou, very little practical knowledge for practitioners > IMO. The best books I've got for MySQL are Paul DuBois's "MySQL," > Pipes/Kruckenberk "Pro MySQL," and Celko's "SQL For Smarties." And > you should definitely check out the upcoming 2nd edition of High > Performance MySQL when it comes out. I'm one of the authors and I > promise it will be an excellent book.
I very much enjoy reading "An introduction to database systems" by Date (Eight Edition), it goes back to the root and forward from there. Martijn Tonies Database Workbench - tool for InterBase, Firebird, MySQL, NexusDB, Oracle & MS SQL Server Upscene Productions http://www.upscene.com My thoughts: http://blog.upscene.com/martijn/ Database development questions? Check the forum! http://www.databasedevelopmentforum.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
