Teach Yourself Transact SQL in 21 Days

by David S. Solomon, Ben McEwan, David Solomon, et al.

Showing everyone from the novice programmer to the advanced programmer methods for improved productivity without a reduction in performance, this book gives coding standards to improve productivity,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0672310457
• ISBN13: 9780672310454
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Sams
• Length: 500 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

GREAT for the layperson! :-)

As a relatively new database administrator with no SQL experience, this book was EXACTLY what I needed. It is written in an easy-to-read and easily comprehended style. It takes me everywhere I need to go with confidence that the code I now write will perform the necessary functions...and perform them efficiently and effectively. Thank you, Sam!

Great for any level

I read it cover to cover, which I never do, especially for technical books. It started with the basics and finished with the fun stuff. It has greatly improved my productivity. I read the book in about 10 days.

Literally a step by step instruction of T-SQL.

If you are a neophyte and in need of help in T-Sql, this is the book for you.

A must for beginners

I had a previous background on Oracle, and was about to head a C/S project based o MSSQL Server. Firt I tried "SQL Server 6.5 Programming - Unleashed" (I had SQL background, didn't I?). Ugh! I found T-SQL was far depart from Oracle (mainly PL/SQL). So I looked for something syntax oriented. "Teachyourself..." was the final answer to shed light on MSSQL implementation of SQL scripting (IMHO, the worst implementation I saw). Despite any weakness in T-SQL itself, the book is well organized and easy to follow (took 15 days, but you know, I was in a hurry). If you're comming from any other SQL dialect, stop by this book to get T-SQL insight.

Excellent!

Unlike other MS-SQLServer books that mix DB Adminstrative chores with client application programming, this is a very unique book that focuses specifically on Transact-SQL that every DB application programmer working with MS-SQLServer should know. Armed with this effective book, my colleaque was able to bring herself up to speed within a mere 5-day 3-hr-7-chapter-per-day coaching and tutorial sessions. The material and presentation style of this book is simply superb!