postgres book

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#1Greg Donald
destiney@gmail.com

I'm thinking of getting this book and was wondering if anyone had
anything bad (or good) to say about it? More than that I'd really
like to know what version of Postgres it covers, the sample pages
don't seem to say.

http://tinyurl.com/5xtpp

TIA..

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#2Jeff Amiel
jamiel@istreamimaging.com
In reply to: Greg Donald (#1)
Re: postgres book

I used this book as my intro and my guide in my first few months running
postgresql....
I thought it was super informative...had lots of real usable info....and
I still occasionally refer to it...

Jeff

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I'm thinking of getting this book and was wondering if anyone had
anything bad (or good) to say about it? More than that I'd really
like to know what version of Postgres it covers, the sample pages
don't seem to say.

http://tinyurl.com/5xtpp

TIA..

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http://destiney.com/

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#3Duane Lee - EGOVX
DLee@mail.maricopa.gov
In reply to: Jeff Amiel (#2)
Re: postgres book

I like the book. It covers up to 7.2 but don't let that bother you it still
has plenty of appropriate information crammed inside.

Duane

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From: Greg Donald [mailto:destiney@gmail.com]
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Subject: [GENERAL] postgres book

I'm thinking of getting this book and was wondering if anyone had
anything bad (or good) to say about it? More than that I'd really
like to know what version of Postgres it covers, the sample pages
don't seem to say.

http://tinyurl.com/5xtpp

TIA..

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http://destiney.com/

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#4Chris Browne
cbbrowne@acm.org
In reply to: Greg Donald (#1)
Re: postgres book

Quoth destiney@gmail.com (Greg Donald):

I'm thinking of getting this book and was wondering if anyone had
anything bad (or good) to say about it? More than that I'd really
like to know what version of Postgres it covers, the sample pages
don't seem to say.

It's up to date for about 7.2, which is really about the best that any
book offers at present. It has _very_ good sections describing file
layouts and how to read query plans.

I keep the O'Reilly book _more_ handy for the sake of the function
summaries that are a bit easier to get at, but otherwise, I prefer
Douglas' & Douglas' book.
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#5Greg Donald
destiney@gmail.com
In reply to: Chris Browne (#4)
Re: postgres book

On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 23:20:40 -0400, Christopher Browne <cbbrowne@acm.org> wrote:

It's up to date for about 7.2, which is really about the best that any
book offers at present. It has _very_ good sections describing file
layouts and how to read query plans.

Thanks to all. I ordered it.

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