my 2 cents: SQL in the "What is SQL?" phrase threw me... I thought you were talking about MS SQL..
If I were you, I would explain relational databases and normalization (at list to normal form III). Usage?? well whoever goes to buy your book, must have some ideas in head for the usage.. I don't think you should waste trees on telling people things that don't help them. One Question: What makes this book different from the MySQL manual? Another Question: Who is your intended audience? A suggestion: Think of substantial examples.... How about performance? and Performance tuning? Good luck --- Vikram Vaswani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all, > > My name is Vikram Vaswani, and I'm currently working > on the outline for a > MySQL reference book. This is supposed to be a > comprehensive reference to > MySQL 4, covering all aspects of the software, > including the new > transaction/subquery features. > > I have put together a draft table of contents (TOC), > but am a little > hesitant about some aspects of it. I have a nagging > feeling that I'm > missing out on a lot of things here, and also that > it might bs structured > better. Specifically, I was hoping that this list > would help me in > evaluating the structure and content of Section 2 > below. > > Since I'm not that experienced with MySQL, I thought > I'd open this up to > the list and see if you guys could help me figure > out what's bugging me :) > I'd appreciate as much feedback as possible, since > my aim here is to > produce something that would hopefully be useful to > you in your usage of > MySQL (and also stand out from the crowd of other > MySQL books in the market) > > Thanks! I look forward to hearing back. > > Vikram Vaswani > > -- > TOC > > Section 1: Installation > > 1.Introduction to MySQL > What is MySQL? > History > Features > Future development > > 2. Installing > Linux > Windows > > Section 2: Usage > > 3.Introduction to Databases and SQL > What is SQL? > SQL variants > SQL features > SQL syntax > A sample SQL session > > 4.MySQL Data Types > Basic data types > String and string variants > Integer and integer variants > Date and time types > Boolean types > Null type > Advanced data types > Enum (choice) type > Binary object type > > > 5.MySQL Syntax (Working With Databases) - CREATE, > DROP, SHOW > Understanding how databases are stored on the file > system > Creating a database > Viewing available databases > Deleting a database > > Do I need to add info on the InnoDB/Berkelet/MyISAM > types here? And > how/when to select each? > > 6.MySQL Syntax (Working With Tables) - DESCRIBE, > SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, > DELETE, APPEND, joins > Understanding how tables are stored on the file > system > MySQL table types > Creating a table > Viewing available tables > Creating table columns > Inserting records > Viewing table records > Editing (updating) table records > Joining tables > Erasing records > Altering columns > Erasing columns > Erasing tables > > What have I missed here? > > 7.MySQL Syntax (Working With Tables - Advanced) - > Indices, transactions and > sub-queries > Advanced joins > Sub-queries > Indices > Transactions > Stored procedures > > Do you think I need a separate chapter for each of > the above? > > What have I missed here? > > Section 3: Administration > > Section 4: Development > -- > -- > Luke: "I don't believe it!" > Yoda: "That, is why you fail." > --Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list > archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: > http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
