Review: Decent Book...Although It Could Have Been More Thorough!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 11, 2013
I think this is interesting. The writer introduces you to various concepts and jargons related to SQL. Additionally it introduces you to an number of database which are backed by an SQL backbone.  The book is easy to read and understand.  If you are expecting SQL programming in this book then you had better look elsewhere.  Other than a query at the beginning, there are no other examples of SQL programming on display.The book was written for the novice and it is well supported by the writing style.  Perhaps my own knowledge of  databases may be an influencing factor in understanding the various concepts.  I believe that there are areas where the writer could have been more thorough; for example, he could have attempted to explain "NORMALISATION" given that it is critical to any relational database.  Overall, although brief, the book does a good job at introducing the concept of SQL and answers the question What is SQL?