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Database-SQL-Rdbms Howto: Postgresql Object Relational Database System

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All you need to do to evaluate how wonderful this book is is to read the introductory section entitled "Laws of Physics Apply to Software."

A web search based on that phrase should find you the same elsewhere on the web; most if not all of the material in this book has assortedly been presented under such titles as a "Linux Database HOWTO" or "PostgreSQL HOWTO." (Originally it was called the "Database HOWTO"; people objected because there are other databases on Linux than just PostgreSQL, and the HOWTO is basically a "cheering session for PostgreSQL.)

It is still mirrored, here and there; the Linux Documentation Project indicates that the PostgreSQL HOWTO has been "removed for review," which is rather suggestive of the quality of the material...

It is amazing what gets into print. This is a Bad Book. It is full of insane rants and inaccurate statements. There are good books on PosgtreSQL. PLEASE go buy one of them and not this.

I suspect the first two reviews are actually by Al Dev.

Nothing new in this book. Lots of errors and problems. It looks as though it was thrown together very quickly and without a lot of thought. Stick with Bruce Momjian's book as an intro and good reference.

This book might be useful as the basis for a game where players get points for finding misspellings and typos (Look Inside the Introduction to play for yourself). As a technical reference, it looks useless.

I've been in the computer business for 20 years and this ranks as the worst book I've ever bought. I wish I could say something positive about it, but can't think of anything.

I think this is a great and informative book for getting aroudn with Postgres.

I have read this book, and found it is quite useful for SQL. I would recommend to anyone!!