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Aleph_0
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 Posted - 2011-04-11 : 13:33:23
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| Hi again, do you guys have any good books to recommend for set-based thinking? I've gone through the Head First SQL book and I'm now almost finished with Beginning T-SQL (Wrox publishing) and I'm getting comfortable writing the same old queries the same old way, but I know there are better ways to do what I'm doing.I'm looking for an intermediate-level book to make my code more efficient, something I might just kinda understand now but will be more useful as I get better. I was looking at Thinking In Sets by Joe Celko but it got some bad reviews.Any suggestions? What are your go-to books? And thanks! |
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robvolk
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Posted - 2011-04-11 : 13:48:53
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| I have SQL for Smarties 2nd edition and I love it. It's up the 4th edition now, I don't know how much has changed though (I know certain things haven't changed at all). Definitely browse it before you buy it.You can't go wrong with the Inside SQL Server series. And if you want another good one, although it's getting a bit old now:The Guru's Guide to Transact-SQL |
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Aleph_0
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Posted - 2011-04-11 : 15:16:08
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| @robvolk: Funny you should mention SQL for Smarties - a coworker just handed it to me! It's waaaaay over my head and deals with a lot of things I don't think apply to me - I'm mainly just doing SELECT queries and occasionally creating views and stored procedures. Is it still a good book for me? |
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robvolk
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Posted - 2011-04-11 : 16:07:44
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| I think it is. Let it go over your head for now, there's still bound to be some things in there that will click. You can always go back to it as your experience grows. |
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Recommended books?