Conventions
The following sections describe some conventions in this book.
Typography
SQL keywords are formatted in all-capitals and in a monospaced font to make them stand out from the text, as in SELECT.
SQL tables, also in a monospaced font, are spelled with a capital for the initial letter of each word in the table name, as in Accounts or BugsProducts. SQL columns, also in a monospaced font, are spelled in lowercase, and words are separated by underscores, as in account_name.
Literal strings are formatted in italics, as in bill@example.com.
Terminology
SQL is pronounced “ess-cue-ell,” not “see-quell.” Both usages are common enough that everyone will know what you mean. In this book, the former is used. You will read phrases like “ ...
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