[TriLUG] mySQL/SQL books

[Joshua Gitlin]

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Ryan,

Just to reiterate, I also have the DuBois book, and it's served me very 
well. It can be a little tricky to find the syntax of a command, but 
once you get used to the layout of the book it's a very handy 
reference. Great for a MySQL beginner.

- -Josh

On Tuesday, September 23, 2003, at 05:32  PM, Joseph Tate wrote:

> Don't get a mysql book if you want a good SQL reference.  MySQL has 
> made no claims to its SQL compliance, and they have done lots to 
> "bend" SQL 92 to their will.  I've got MySQL by DuBois.  It's a great 
> reference book for MySQL syntax, and since nobody's jumping onto 4.0 
> stuff it's still reasonably up to date.  If you're just getting into 
> database programming, I'd suggest PostgreSQL over MySQL:  It's the 
> closest to SQL 92 compliance, and very full featured.
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