Re: [pgsql-advocacy] Is my MySQL Gaining ?

El Lun 29 Dic 2003 20:18, Jeff Eckermann escribió:
> 
> Isn't this what books are supposed to be for? i.e. to
> fill in the gaps or provide the coverage, tips, howtos
> etc. etc. that no-one really expects formal
> documentation to cover.  There are quite a few good
> books out there, including two accessible online, with
> links from the www.postgresql.org page (that must have
> been modesty on your part ;-) ).  Bruce's book, even
> referring to an outdated version of PostgreSQL, still
> gives a pretty good introduction for an SQL newbie in
> how to get started.

I haven't read the latest review of Bruce's book, but I can recall that the 
original version started with:

 In this chapter, you will learn how to connect to the database server and 
issue simple commands to the POSTGRESQL server.

At this point, the book makes the following assumptions:

    * You have installed POSTGRESQL.
    * You have a running POSTGRESQL server.
    * You are configured as a POSTGRESQL user.
    * You have a database called test. 
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Now, Joshua was talking about getting PostgreSQL started, which Bruce assums 
you already know.

Anyway, I must admit that if you have PG installed and running, which is very 
simple on normal Linux distributions, this book gives a huge boost to any 
newbie.

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