Re: Learning/Teaching SQL
From: Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 08:29:01 -0800
Message-ID: <1069864170.321150_at_yasure>
>
> _A Visual Introduction to SQL_, Chappel et. al, ISBN 0471412767 is by
> far the best introductory text I have ever run across (although I do not
> yet have a copy of the 2nd edition, so I can't be sure about that one).
> In print for 15 years so others must like it also!
>
> After that I would say read the AskTom web site daily for a few months
> and get Expert One-on-One: Oracle by Kyte for bedtime reading.
>
> Does anyone like "SQL for Smarties"? The puzzles therein are good, but
> I am not sold on all their solutions.
>
> sPh
>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 08:29:01 -0800
Message-ID: <1069864170.321150_at_yasure>
Steven Healey wrote:
>> >> Is there an commonly available text that stands head and shoulders >> over all the rest? >>
>
> _A Visual Introduction to SQL_, Chappel et. al, ISBN 0471412767 is by
> far the best introductory text I have ever run across (although I do not
> yet have a copy of the 2nd edition, so I can't be sure about that one).
> In print for 15 years so others must like it also!
>
> After that I would say read the AskTom web site daily for a few months
> and get Expert One-on-One: Oracle by Kyte for bedtime reading.
>
> Does anyone like "SQL for Smarties"? The puzzles therein are good, but
> I am not sold on all their solutions.
>
> sPh
>
I like it. Good place to come up with questions for quizzes and tests. ;-)
Celko's forcus is pure ANSI SQL and his solutions are pure ANSI SQL. That doesn't always translate into the best in Oracle.
-- Daniel Morgan http://www.outreach.washington.edu/ext/certificates/oad/oad_crs.asp http://www.outreach.washington.edu/ext/certificates/aoa/aoa_crs.asp damorgan_at_x.washington.edu (replace 'x' with a 'u' to reply)Received on Wed Nov 26 2003 - 17:29:01 CET