“Developing Time-Oriented Database Applications in SQL” by Richard T. Snodgrass is available for free in pdf format from the author.
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Free eBook: Oracle PL/SQL Programming Fifth Edition
Posted on September 15th, 2011
Free eBook “Oracle PL/SQL Programming, Fifth Edition” from Red Gate software. This book is the definitive reference on PL/SQL, considered throughout the database community to be the best Oracle programming book available. Like its predecessors, this fifth edition of Oracle PL/SQL Programming covers language fundamentals, advanced coding techniques, and best practices for using Oracle’s powerful procedural language.
Free eBook: SQL Performance Explained
Posted on January 31st, 2011
Free ebook “SQL Performance Explained” by Markus Winand. It is a free guide to SQL performance for developers. Unlike many other SQL performance tuning resources, “SQL Performance Explained” avoids unnecessary details about database internals but highlights the most important topic for fast SQL: proper indexing.
Free eBook: SQL Server Statistics
Posted on January 3rd, 2011
Free eBook “SQL Server Statistics” from Simple-Talk. Holger Schmeling’s work in SQL Server Distribution Statistics was first published as a pair of long articles for Simple-Talk.
Free eBook: SQL Server Team-based Development
Posted on November 14th, 2010
Free eBook “The Red Gate Guide to SQL Server Team-based Development” from Red Gate.
Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 24 Hours
Posted on March 24th, 2006
This is a free sql book from Sams Reference Library. Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 24 Hours, Third Edition presents the key features of SQL (Structured Query Language) in an easy to understand format with updated code examples, notes, diagrams, exercises, and quizzes. New material covers more information.
Structured Query Language (SQL): a Practical Introduction
Posted on March 24th, 2006
This is a good introductory text for learning SQL. There is no simpler text for learning the syntax and structure of SQL. Download it for free. It’s a slim book that gets right down to business and shows you how to use the language with crystal-clear explanations and examples.
SQL for Web Nerds
Posted on March 24th, 2006
This is a free online sql book by Philip Greenspun. First and foremost, we keep our readers in the world of Web services. Most often they are working within the data model for online communities chronicled in Philip and Alex’s Guide to Web Publishing. Sometimes we drag readers into the dreary world of commerce but at least it is the flashier-than-average corner of ecommerce.
