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Summary: Super Solid Intro to SQL Server Programming
Review: Although not entirely sufficient as preparation for the SQL Server Design exam, it certainly helped me along that path, and in a much more enjoyable way than many of those dry certification-prep books which assume significant prior knowledge and do little in the way of skill-building. This book is also excellent for non-certification people wanting to learn to program SQL Server. I found it to be authoritative and very readable.
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Summary: Buy this book
Review: An excellent book with both concise and informative content. I would recommend this book to anybody who is either knew to the subject or who wishes to further their knowledge in this area.
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Summary: Great all-purpose SQL Server developer's book
Review: I bought this book at the same time I got Veria's book and this one is by far the better of the two. Where Rob's book just skims the surface of important topics, this book actually goes into the details. You can definitely tell these guys write real applications. Definitely a recommended buy.
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Summary: Not satisfied with the book
Review: I have been using and reading this book for my database course for a year, I have no choice, however, I am not quite satisfied with this book as the layout is plain and difficult to understand the codes.
It has all the statements in one go, and then it print out the results after the codes with few explanations of the codes. The codes section may extend up to 3 pages and followed by the results, it is hard to read and understand, you need to flip over and over again.
I just give up after reading half of the book at about page 367, that is the triggers chapter.
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Summary: Excelent, the best you can buy !!!
Review: I have been working more than four years with SQL Server, since version 6.5. In my work I have to cover all the funcionality in SQL Server as I am developer, administrator and so on. I have few SQL books as I find is quite simple to find almost anything in the BOLs.But this book is the best I have ever seen to get into SQL Server and improve your skills, from the point of view of a developer there is not better book. It is also a incredible source of information for experts, it really explores all the new features you can find in SQL Server 2000. I also know the two authors's work as they help many people in the SQL forums and I can say they are really good. Enjoy it!!!
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Summary: Finally!!
Review: I have finally found an author and book that are outstanding in the T-SQL arena. I have been searching for the last 2 years for a book I could teach an Introductory College level course from and wallla ... here it is.... My students are elated at the ease of navigation. The book is extremely well written. The test scores have nearly doubled since I switched to this book. The students are retaining more information and I even learned a few more tricks. Great book!
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Summary: Practical Hands-on for Developers
Review: I've been teaching college database classes for years, and although I prefer to teach MySQL, it's important for serious IT students to get some experience on a full-blown enterprise database server, and for that I use MS SQL Server.
This is the only usable text I've found for developers who need to learn the fundamentals for constraints, triggers, stored procedures, etc. Most SQL Server books are about administration, and barely touch upon programming topics. Many of those targeting developers rely upon some custom database dreamed up by the author that pales beside the standard samples of pubs and Northwind included with the SQL Server product. The worst books trot out database basics that might be best learned using MS Access.
The authors walk through every operation with standalone examples using either pubs or Northwind, with dozens of code listings for each chapter. You might need to complete a few consecutive listings, but there are no long-running dependencies where the authors want you to follow their development project from start to finish. You can dive in and out of this book at any point with no set up required.
The tone is straighforward with clear explanations, definitions, and tips. No chitchat or bull gets in the way. There are some illustrative figures, but no page after page of useless screenshots. Like the Que series claims, you learn By Example--cranking out the listings yourself to see things work.
A relly nice book for students or professionals from beginning to intermediate levels. Oh yeah...the price is right.
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Summary: Excelent
Review: The book is super new and the delivery was too fast
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Summary: A must buy!
Review: The most comprehensive, the most thorough, and the one book I can use in training.
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Summary: I don't think so
Review: There is nothing in this book that you cannot find in many readily available sources mostly the Books Online. I learned nothing from this book and neither would most people. After reading this book one thing is certain: These authors have never built truly complex Sql applications. If you are a beginner get this book. If not keep looking.
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