November 2006
Intermediate to advanced
409 pages
10h 30m
English
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About the Authors
Andrew Cumming is the zookeeper at http://sqlzoo.net and http://progzoo.net. He maintains a collection of SQL engines and programming compilers and invites all-comers to play with them. A graduate of the University of Sussex, he taught mathematics at Southend High School for Boys, before completing a postgraduate degree at Imperial College, London. He worked as a contract programmer for several years before taking up his current post at Napier University in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Dr. Gordon Russell is a computing lecturer at Napier University, Scotland, teaching a variety of topics including databases, Linux, and networking. He has built a number of technology-driven, web-based online learning environments. These include http://db.grussell.org, which automatically grades SQL assessments, and http://linuxzoo.net, which offers online users root access to virtual Linux servers. He holds a BSc (honors) and a Ph.D. from the University of Strathclyde. He is a Cisco academy instructor and also works on commercial contracts as a database designer and web site developer.
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The following people contributed their hacks, writing, and inspiration to this book:
Rudy Limeback is an SQL consultant with close to 20 years of experience using SQL in one database system or another. He is located in Toronto, but thanks to the miracle that is the Internet, he consults for clients all over the wide world. You can find more information on SQL and web development on Rudy’s ...
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