Head First SQL: Your Brain on SQL -- A Learner's Guide
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (867 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00CVDUKUE |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 610 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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She's a little scared of clowns.. Finally giving in to her creative writing bent, she moved to the New York area to get an MFA in Creative Writing. Then she discovered Flash, and wrote her first bestseller. Lynn Beighley is a fiction writer stuck in a technical book writer's body. After going back to school to get a Masters in Computer Science, she worke
Maybe you've written some simple SQL queries to interact with databases. But now you want more, you want to really dig into those databases and work with your data. We'll take you on a journey through the language, from basic INSERT statements and SELECT queries to hardcore database manipulation with indices, joins, and transactions. Expect to have fun, expect to learn, and expect to be querying, normalizing, and joining your data like a pro by the time you're finished reading!. Using the latest research in neurobiology, cognitive science, and learning theory to craft a multi-sensory SQL learning experience, Head First SQL has a visually rich format designed for the way your brain works, not a text-heavy approach that puts you to sleep. Is your data dragging you down? Are your tables all tangled up? Well we've got the tools to teach you just how to wrangle your databases into submission. Head First SQL will show you the fundamentals of SQL and how to really take advantage of it. We all know "Data is Power" - but we'll show you how to have "Power over your Data"
"Outrageous! SQL is a computer language, right? Head First SQL is obviously written for human beings! What's up with that?!" -- Dan Tow, Author of SQL Tuning"There are books you buy and books you keep on your desk Head First SQL is at the top of my stack." -- Bill Sawyer, ATG Curriculum Manager, Oracle"This is not SQL made easy; this is SQL made challenging, SQL made interesting, SQL made fun." -- Andrew Cumming, Author of SQL Hacks, Zoo Keeper at sqlzoo
This is the first and only "Head First" book I own. However, it certainly didn't disappoint. I like this book. I like it quite a lot. For someone who enjoys increasing my IT skills and learning more material to become more tech-savvy. This book certainly does a good job framing a good reference for the beginners who wish to learn SQL and databases. To start, the book is averagely long, a standard hefty textbook size, filled with references, exercises and graphics of "tips" to make sure your brain really "gets it". I do certainly love those tidbits. It gives the book flavor and character. Some of . Absolutely Fantastic book on Databases This book really taught me about Databases in general and how to use them effectively. I was really just looking for a book that would teach me how to query correctly, but I was pleasantly surprised that this book teaches first, second, and third normal forms and how to properly normalize your tables. It really does go in depth. The reason I gave it Absolutely Fantastic book on Databases Amazon Customer This book really taught me about Databases in general and how to use them effectively. I was really just looking for a book that would teach me how to query correctly, but I was pleasantly surprised that this book teaches first, second, and third normal forms and how to properly normalize your tables. It really does go in depth. The reason I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars was because she spent the whole time on MySQL and didn't mention the others at all. I work with OJDBC (Oracle) and I was burned with some. instead of 5 stars was because she spent the whole time on MySQL and didn't mention the others at all. I work with OJDBC (Oracle) and I was burned with some. SELECT Lynn Beighley's SQL Robert McGuire Lynn, I was and I still am totally fascinated by your style. People learn in different, sometimes multiple ways. Some only have to hear something said, others can stare at a written page, others still have to say it aloud. And then there are people like me who have to read it, highlight it, have hand written notes in the margin and then, type up the high points which once again get the highlighter treatment. Long and short of it is that there is no "one size fits all" for learning, and you more than anyon