What’s Not in This Book
I’m not going to give lessons on SQL syntax or terminology. There are plenty of books and Internet references for the basics. I assume you have already learned enough SQL syntax to use the language and get some work done.
Performance, scalability, and optimization are important for many people who develop database-driven applications, especially on the Web. There are books specifically about performance issues related to database programming. I recommend SQL Performance Tuning [GP03] and High Performance MySQL, Second Edition [SZTZ08]. Some of the topics in SQL Antipatterns are relevant to performance, but it’s not the main focus of the book.
I try to present issues that apply to all database brands and also solutions ...
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