Joe Celko's Thinking in Sets: Auxiliary, Temporal, and Virtual Tables in SQLPerfectly intelligent programmers often struggle when forced to work with SQL. Why? Joe Celko believes the problem lies with their procedural programming mindset, which keeps them from taking full advantage of the power of declarative languages. The result is overly complex and inefficient code, not to mention lost productivity.This book will change the way you think about the problems you solve with SQL programs.. Focusing on three key table-based techniques, Celko reveals their power through detailed examples and clear explanations. As you master these techniques, you’ll find you are able to conceptualize problems as rooted in sets and solvable through declarative programming. Before long, you’ll be coding more quickly, writing more efficient code, and applying the full power of SQL
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Contents
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Chapter 2 Hardware Data Volume and Maintaining Databases | 29 |
Chapter 3 Data Access and Records | 37 |
Chapter 4 Lookup Tables | 51 |
Chapter 5 Auxiliary Tables | 65 |
Chapter 6 Views | 87 |
Chapter 7 Virtual Tables | 117 |
Chapter 8 Complicated Functions via Tables | 137 |
Chapter 11 Thinking in SQL | 215 |
Chapter 12 Group Characteristics | 235 |
Chapter 13 Turning Specifications into Code | 255 |
Chapter 14 Using Procedure and Function Calls | 273 |
Chapter 15 Numbering Rows | 287 |
Chapter 16 Keeping Computed Data | 297 |
Chapter 17 Triggers for Constraints | 301 |
Chapter 18 Procedural and Data Driven Solutions | 323 |
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Joe Celko's Thinking in Sets: Auxiliary, Temporal, and Virtual Tables in SQL Joe Celko No preview available - 2008 |
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