Hans-Christian Andersen
hans.andersen at phulse.com
Tue Nov 15 10:58:17 CST 2011
Arthur, I had a look at a few sample chapters of your book. Looks quite comprehensive. I have to admit, I've been using MySQL this whole time and never really knew its whole history until now. I also like how you have a section on solutions to common queries. Great stuff. I will definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a good resource on MySQL. - Hans On 2011-11-15, at 8:11 AM, Arthur Fuller wrote: > I started using MySQL several years back, and have since then co-authored > several editions of our book on MySQL (Get It Done with MySQL, co-author > being Peter Brawley, who frequents our sister site DBA-Hardware and > Software Issues). When Oracle bought MySQL I got a little scared, but so > far my fears are unjustified. That said, I feel a debt of gratitude to > Monty and for that reason have also installed MariaDb, which is a fork off > MySQL. Incidentally, for those inclined to trivia, Monty names his products > after his daughters. > > The hardest thing for newcomers to MySQL and MariaDb is the wealth of > configuration options. With MS-SQL you can pretty much load and go; and you > can with MySQL and MariaDb too, but when performance is the crucial > measure, then you have to open the hood and tweak the fuel-injection > system, as it were. > > <Shameless plug> > For anyone thinking of taking the plunge, you can visit > www.artfulsoftware.com, which hosts our book and provides several chapters > for free download, plus all the source code. In addition to discussing > MySQL, we also address communicating with it from PHP, Access, .NET and > other languages. > </shameless plug> > > Arthur > > On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 4:05 AM, Hans-Christian Andersen < > hans.andersen at phulse.com> wrote: > >> >> Glad to hear this, Arthur. Your sentiments are just the same as what >> caused me to jump ship many years ago. What has your experience been so far? >> >> > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com