Re: postgresql book - practical or something newer?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "vincent" <vinny(at)xs4all(dot)nl>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: postgresql book - practical or something newer?
Date: 2008-01-30 18:09:27
Message-ID: 14843.1201716567@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"vincent" <vinny(at)xs4all(dot)nl> writes:
> In the manual yes, but I think there's definately a need for a howto
> document, something that demonstrates how to handle typical database
> functionality in PgSQL. Many of the people I've convinced to start using
> PostgeSQL spend the first week or so asking me questions on how to do
> basic things in PostgreSQL. When I say that there's a manual, the
> complaint usually is what I've noticed myself: the manual is great for
> looking up individual facts, but your problem may consist of 15 facts and
> it's up to you to connect the dots.

Surely even a book that's a little out-of-date can serve fine for that
kind of introduction?

regards, tom lane

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