Customer Reviews
Great little book - By: William Duffy, 12 Jun 2008 
I bought this book because I am a programmer & need to interact with SQL on a daily basis. However...I do not want to know the fine grain details about database management systems. This is a great little book. It is very easy to read & met my needs perfectly. The samples are all easily achievablein 10 minutes, just like it says on the cover. This makes them very easy to scan over for a refresher when you are trying to work out a solution to a problem. It does not go into great details on the more advanced topics, however it does offer a primer on some of them such as transactions & cursors. Overall I would have no hesitationin recommending this book. It won't make you a SQL pro...but it will definitely make you more comfortablein common situations using this query language.
Perfect for beginners - By: D. cooper, 19 Apr 2008 
This is the best book I have seen for people learning SQL from scratch. It takes you through the basics very quickly without assuming prior knowledge. Recommended for anyone with little or no prior SQL experience. You may want a basic SQL reference book to complement it.
You are better off with online tutorials - By: Dr. L. Goodwin, 27 Jan 2008 
I recently wrote a simple database application for a hobby use. I have previous experience with SQL, but I wanted a handy reference to remind me of the basics. Time & time again I found this book useless, & resorted to an online search. I found the organisation of the book odd. If you want to create a simple application to learn with, you have to start from the back, as he tells you how to create a database & tables at the end.
Good Basic Introduction - By: P. M. Skelton, 10 Dec 2007 This book is a great place to start for SQL. It tells you pretty much everything you are going to need to know for basic database usage. The later chapters on more advanced features such as triggers & stored procedures aren't massively useful as they don't go into enough depth but the author does say that they are only really intended to give you an idea of what you can do, not how to do it.
This book isn't going to teach you everything you need to know about SQL but it will give you the basics quickly & painlessly.
A great (if not simplistic) reference - By: Mr. J. Burney, 19 Jun 2007 This is a great reference for those starting out with SQL, or those just looking for a quick reference book to keep on their desks.
Don't be mistaken tho, it's by no means a complete reference, & doesn't cover any of the advanced SQL, but it's explanation of triggers, stored procedures, & transactions is a great reference to get around those mental syntax blocks
