SQL PROGRAMMING STYLE- P1:Im mot trying to teach you to program in SQL in this book. You might want to read that again. If that is what you wanted, there are better books. This ought to be the second book you buy, not the first. I assume that you already write SQL at some level and want to get better at it. If you want to learn SQL programming tricks, get a copy of my other book, SQL for Smarties (3rd edition, 2005). | ABOUT THE AUTHOR Joe Celko is a noted consultant and lecturer and one of the most-read SQL authors in the world. He is well known for his 10 years of service on the ANSI SQL standards committee his column in Intelligent Enterprise magazine which won several Reader s Choice Awards and the war stories he tells to provide real-world insights into SQL programming. His bestselling books include Joe Celko s SQL for Smarties Advanced SQL Programming second edition Joe Celko s SQL Puzzles and Answers and Joe Celko s Trees and Hierarchies in SQL for .
