This book is an absolute waste of money. The book is designed to be used with postgresql. It takes you through the installation procedure but does nothing to help when things go wrong other than direct you to the user documentation produced by enterprisedb. I have gotten numerous error messages EVERY TIME I have tried to install it. I have uninstalled and reinstalled it at least 3 times. Every single time gave a different error message even though I followed the exact same instructions to the letter.
I had received a phone call from enterprisedb the day after I had tried to get it working. It may well have been a sales call but I had no intention of ever using it again and told the caller exactly why.
For this reason the book in my opinion is absolutely useless.
I had tried checking forums to solutions to some of the error messages, but unless you have a CS degree you will struggle to follow any of the solutions given by other users. I think the author needs to have a long think about who this book is intended for and market it accordingly. It comes across as a book for non CS graduates like myself (I have a degree and postgrad in business and currently doing another undergrad in maths and physics) who just want to learn sql for data analysis purposes. This book and postgresql remind me of the times I have tried to use linux. It would require days if not weeks (I have already wasted at least 5 hours) just to get to the first chapter because of all the problems getting it to install correctly. If you are a windows user and like things to work first time, especially when learning something new I would strongly recommend you stay away from this book. If you are a linux user and enjoy wasting hours of your life trawling through forums looking for solutions to problems that should not exist in the first place this book is definitely for you.
In summary, this book is like learning to drive in a car that won't start when you put the key in.
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'Best-Organized'“One of the best-organized travelogues we've seen into the SQL realm.” —Newstips Bulletin |
'Most Interesting'"One of the most interesting books about SQL I've ever read. At first glance, it looks like a guide for complete rookies. But the author raises topics that will interest advanced users." —Jakub Romanowski, LearnSQL.com |
'A Tremendous Resource'"For those of us who aren't formally part of the business or technology fields and more oriented in the social sciences, this book is a tremendous resource. The author's problem-solving processes and example datasets (often real world examples) are great for social scientists that deal with real-world messy data." —Sarah Aquino, Amazon reviewer |
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