Customer Reviews

MySQL Weekend Crash Course

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Without this book, I would still be guessing my way through MySQL.

I would describe myself as more of a 'hands-on' web developer, so reading long, lengthy books would not be my cup of tea. Then here comes this book - and boy, did it make a difference. The way it was formatted - as stated in the title, just for a weekend (which works great because it makes you want to actually finish it in a weekend, like I did!), is great and I had the book to pace my speed for me, which I like so that I know this book won't actually take me a few months to complete like some of these bigger books.

In conclusion, I would suggest that all people to want to learn MySQL (and fast!) should pick this book up.

The book has fallen out of date since it was written, and MySQL is now on a later revision than is addressed by this book.
The book is also flawed by numerous typographical errors as well as sloppy editing.
That being said, the many mistakes actually helped me understand the coding better, being forced to play "Where's Waldo" looking for the inevitable error on what seemed to be every example.
The overall format was really not bad, and the book was pretty comprehensible despite the mistakes, so I gave it a couple stars back.
An updated edition paired with an editor who actually looks at the book would be in order. As it is, it is really only useful as a primer before engaging in deeper study with a more professionally produced book.