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Summary: Teach Yourself Transact - SQL in 21 Days
Review: The book is used each day by members of our analytics team. Very helpful and resourceful.
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Summary: Teach Yourself Transact - SQL in 21 Days
Review: The book is used each day by members of our analytics team. Very helpful and resourceful.
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Summary: Excellent Introduction to SQL
Review: The first two thirds couldn't be better. The Last third gets very fiddly and is not as well written.
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Summary: Got me started in the right direction!
Review: There were a few minor typing errors in the book, but they didn't take away from the what I learned -- a good beginner's understanding of T-SQL. I bought another book and this one is by far the better of the two. There are quizzes and exercises at the end of each chapter!
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Summary: Great Book for Learning and Reference
Review: This book covers everything an application developer needs to write solid SQL. From basic SQL syntax, to stored procedures and triggers. There are numerous examples each with a detailed explanation to really help you understand the concepts. I use this book almost everyday.
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Summary: Printed version of the Books Online
Review: This book has several fundamental flaws. First, it doesn't stay on point. There are all sorts of tangents and asides that totally waste your time. Second, it's written really poorly. The prose is boring and plain. Third, it's inaccurate in many places and leaves out newer commands and important details. I returned this one for a refund.
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Summary: Not worth the trouble of reading it
Review: This book has several fundamental flaws. First, it doesn't stay on point. There are all sorts of tangents and asides that totally waste your time. Second, it's written really poorly. The prose is boring and plain. Third, it's inaccurate in many places and leaves out newer commands and important details. I returned this one for a refund.
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Summary: decent place to start, but.....
Review: This book is good for the absolute beginner to TSQL (or SQL). But there are several glaring omissions in this book. How can you leave out ALTER TABLE in a SQL book? I am still miffed by that. If you are serious about SQL, do not use this book as a "reference"; rather, use it as an introduction. And it is an excellent INTRODUCTION, suited to the complete novice. But after you graduate from this book, go buy "Inside Microsoft SQL Server 6.5" by Ron Soukup - which is the best book I have read on the subject (if you're using MS SQL server, that is..)All in all, "Teach yourself tsql" is worth the money - but as you learn more you will say to yourself, "Why wasn't that in the book?"
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Summary: Total waste of print
Review: This book spends 500 pages exploring what's already covered quite adequately in the Books Online. Why would anyone write a book that does this? Also, there are several glaring ommissions. As a beginner, I found this book to add little to what's already provided with the product.
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Summary: Next to useless
Review: This book was terrible. Don't waste your time with it. It's problems: > Too hit-and-miss for beginners. Topics are not covered thoroughly. > Too basic for intermediate users. It fills lots of space with unhelpful info. > Shoddy work in general. Lots of typ-o's, anachronisms, and spelling errors. If you're trying to learn Transact-SQL, get a different book.
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