The Art of SQL

Stéphane Faroult

367 pages, parution le 05/10/2006

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In The Art of SQL, author and SQL expert Stephane Faroult argues that this "safe approach" only leads to disaster. His insightful book, named after Art of War by Sun Tzu, contends that writing quick inefficient code is sweeping the dirt under the rug. SQL code may run for 5 to 10 years, surviving several major releases of the database management system and on several generations of hardware. The code must be fast and sound from the start, and that requires a firm understanding of SQL and relational theory.

The Art of SQL offers best practices that teach experienced SQL users to focus on strategy rather than specifics. Faroult's approach takes a page from Sun Tzu's classic treatise by viewing database design as a military campaign. You need knowledge, skills, and talent. Talent can't be taught, but every strategist from Sun Tzu to modern-day generals believed that it can be nurtured through the experience of others. They passed on their experience acquired in the field through basic principles that served as guiding stars amid the sound and fury of battle. This is what Faroult does with SQL.

Like a successful battle plan, good architectural choices are based on contingencies. What if the volume of this or that table increases unexpectedly? What if, following a merger, the number of users doubles? What if you want to keep several years of data online? Faroult's way of looking at SQL performance may be unconventional and unique, but he's deadly serious about writing good SQL and using SQL well. The Art of SQL is not a cookbook, listing problems and giving recipes. The aim is to get you-and your manager-to raise good questions.

Sommaire

Laying plans : designing databases for performance
Waging war : accessing databases efficiently
Tactical dispositions : indexing
Maneuvering : thinking SQL statements
Terrain : understanding physical implementation
The nine situations : recognizing class SQL patterns
Variations in tactics : dealing with hierarchial data
Weaknesses and strengths : recognizing and handling difficult cases
Multiple fronts : tackling concurrency
Assembly of forces : coping with large volumes of data
Stratagems : trying to salvage response times
Employment of spies : monitoring performance

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Éditeur(s)	O'Reilly
Auteur(s)	Stéphane Faroult
Parution	05/10/2006
Nb. de pages	367
Format	18 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	600g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780596008949
ISBN13	978-0-596-00894-9