Re: [NOVICE] Subject: Re: [GENERAL] A book for PgSQL? A need? yes? no?

At 4:08 PM 2/11/99, Stephan Doliov wrote:
>> Since we are tossing ideas around, here is my two cents.
>> .1c In order not to worry about royalties we can donate proceeds to
>> PostgreSQL.
>Amen/Bravo! This would truly be in the spirit of PostgreSQL

Missing Chapter:
Porting Data and Structures from other databases

>Regarding the books contents. I think
>I. Section 1 - Intro
>1. Brief Overview History
>2. Getting and Installing
>3. Setting up a Database
>4. Maintaining a Database
>II. Section II - Making it work
>1. Postgres' type system
>2. Triggers & Functions
>3. Embedded Scripting Languages
> a) pl/pgsql
> etc.
>4. External access to postgres
> a) libpq
> b) libpq++
> c) odbc
> etc.
>5. Interfacing PostgreSQL to the Web
> a) perl
> b) php3
> c) pygreSQL
> others
>III. Reference and Tekkie Stuff
>1. The built-in functions
>2. Query Optimization
>3. Postmaster tuning & performance issues
>IV. New Features
>This would be a section where people could insert information related to
>the latest release. Much like law reports have addenda inserts at the
>back.
>
>my $0.02
>
>steve doliov

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