Murach's SQL Server 2005 for Developers
by Bryan Syverson and Joel Murach
21 chapters, 702 pages, 312 illustrations
ISBN-10: 1-890774-39-1; ISBN-13: 978-1-890774-39-4
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When we published the first edition of this book, we
heard from plenty of developers who were just starting
out using Microsoft SQL Server and found this to be
a great book for training.
But we also heard from a lot of experienced developers
who read it and were amazed to discover how much they
didn't know about SQL. That's why we've dubbed
this book "the SQL book that most developers don't
even know they need."
So whether you're new to SQL...or whether you've been
squeaking by with the SQL you know, never realizing
how much you're missing out on...this is the book for
you. It will make you a more effective, efficient, and
confident application developer, no matter what flavor
of SQL you're using (though it works best for Microsoft
SQL Server, of course).
For example, do you know:
- How to create complex inner and outer joins, summary
queries, and subqueries that do more of the database
processing for you so that your applications can do
less?
- What the different data types are and how to handle
the common problems you run into with various types
of data?
- How to take advantage of powerful backend database
features like views, scripts, stored procedures, and
triggers?
- How to deal with database control features like
cursors, transactions, locking, and security?
- The basics of database design and implementation
using SQL DDL statements or the new Management Studio?
(you can write more efficient queries when you know
something about how databases are set up...and you
can start to see what your DBA has to think about,
if that's a career path that interests you)
- How to use the new and enhanced features for working
with XML data?
- How to use the new CLR integration feature to create
database objects using C#, Visual Basic, or any other
.NET language? (this exciting new feature in SQL Server
2005 holds the promise of being able to harness the
power of the .NET Framework and all of its class libraries
from within the database itself)
If not, SQL Server 2005 for Developers will
quickly boost you to a new level of competence and professionalism. |
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