RE: Postgres book recommendations?

Mladen,

        I won't simply hand out the "wake up & smell the open source" to you. But in this day of trying to get more out of less there is a place for DBMS engines like PostGreSql. I use it & of all the open source systems out there I prefer it, mainly because it is a lot like Oracle. No kissing cousin mind you, but extremely close. And unlike MySql doesn't talk out both sides of it's mouth at the same time. There's just something about a "dual license" that makes me VERY uncomfortable. Like when do I cross the barrier between free & pay for and who decides? If you want an interesting, but very high level, look at the Linux database world take a look at Linux Database Bible by Petrovsky, Wysham, and Nichols. It's quite the world tour of databases open and closed source that run on Linux. That was where I found PostGreSql.

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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Mladen Gogala Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 10:22 PM
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Subject: Re: Postgres book recommendations?

On 05/01/2006 06:23:22 PM, JayMiller_at_TDWaterhouse.com wrote:
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> Can anyone recommend a good book for getting started with Postgres? I
> see open source in my future...
>

I am very fond of Korry & Susan Douglas: PostgreSQL, a comprehensive guide to building,
programming and administering PostgreSQL database. It's well written, with an absolute
beginner in mind. It is about PgSQL 7 but it is still relevant. Published by Developer's
Library. I will never confess, like Dick Goulet did, in an article published on /., using
it and reading about it.

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