Just what I needed to start my 2nd database project

I've been writing desktop and embedded software for about 10 years, but have had only infrequent needs to work with databases. My first database app was built as a small single-user system with SQLite. I'm beginning to work on a small multi-user application with Postgres and this book was a perfect fit for me. I learned a lot of Postgres basics as well as some great lessons on SQL in general. I found the book to be very thorough and practical, showing how to work with the psql command line tools, some basic administration, and good habits for writing sql scripts. After working through the tome start to finish in 2 weeks, I've got lots of sticky notes and dog-eared pages. The books sits beside me now and is proving to be an excellent reference as well as initially serving as a tutorial.

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• Just what I needed to start my 2nd database project
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