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Summary: The title is MASTERING SQL SERVER 2000
Review: I'm an ASP Developer. This book has let me down many times, I'm at the point now where if I have a question about SQL Server, I use online resources rather than wasting my time with this book.I suppose if I were a DBA I would enjoy the book more? Not Sure. With ASP and SQL Server both being Microsoft Products, coupled with the fact that the 2 often go hand in hand in complex projects, I wonder why they barely touched on how ASP relates to SQL Server. This book is certainly not aimed towards developers. Things like Views and Stored Procedures are not written very well at all which leaves me to look towards other resources and to leave this book collection on the shelf. I supposed I got this becasue the Mastering ASP 3 book is such a gem, a true art work of knowededge. Don't be fooled with this one!!
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Summary: Fluff, No Substance
Review: I'm an ASP Developer. This book has let me down many times, I'm at the point now where if I have a question about SQL Server, I use online resources rather than wasting my time with this book. I suppose if I were a DBA I would enjoy the book more? Not Sure. With ASP and SQL Server both being Microsoft Products, coupled with the fact that the 2 often go hand in hand in complex projects, I wonder why they barely touched on how ASP relates to SQL Server. This book is certainly not aimed towards developers. Things like Views and Stored Procedures are not written very well at all which leaves me to look towards other resources and to leave this book collection on the shelf. I supposed I got this becasue the Mastering ASP 3 book is such a gem, a true art work of knowededge. Don't be fooled with this one!!
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Summary: The best overall general reference
Review: Mastering SQL Server 2000 is one of the books that I see carried the most often onto a client site when doing SQL technical support. The text covers just about every aspect of SQL from a setup and administrative point of view as well as the basics of database theory. If you want a single general reference then this book works very well. On the other hand, if you want a detailed reference on programming SQL then there are better texts. The book covers the administration of an SQL Server in great detail including explaining why you would use a particular feature and why you may not want to use it in a different scenario. For setting up a system and managing it this book it hard to beat. Whether you are a new user, experienced user or an administrator, this book is hard to beat for theory, detailed information and administration of a Windows SQL Server 2000 system. Highly recommended read and required on any administrator's bookshelf.
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Summary: The best overall general reference
Review: Mastering SQL Server 2000 is one of the books that I see carried the most often onto a client site when doing SQL technical support. The text covers just about every aspect of SQL from a setup and administrative point of view as well as the basics of database theory. If you want a single general reference then this book works very well. On the other hand, if you want a detailed reference on programming SQL then there are better texts. The book covers the administration of an SQL Server in great detail including explaining why you would use a particular feature and why you may not want to use it in a different scenario. For setting up a system and managing it this book it hard to beat. Whether you are a new user, experienced user or an administrator, this book is hard to beat for theory, detailed information and administration of a Windows SQL Server 2000 system. Highly recommended read and required on any administrator's bookshelf.
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Summary: Very good book
Review: This book covers heaps of basic and advanced practical techniques in Sql Server 2000. I have been benefiting a lot for my DBA job from this book. Strongly recommended!
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Summary: Wait for the next batch of MSSQL 2000 books
Review: This book suffers from the same shortcomings of most first-wave books on a new product. There are references to features and limitations of the previous version of the product and editing oversights that would mislead a reader unfamiliar with the product. I have used MSSQL 7.0 for some time and there were points in the book that were in conflict with what I knew to be true that caused me to re-read a statement a few times before I realized what the author meant to say. Unless you absolutely have to have a MSSQL 2000 book now I would wait for the next batch of books. Only with better editing could I recommend this book. In the meantime if you don't need a tutorial on SQL the Books Online that come with MSSQL 2000 will serve as a more reliable reference. I was hoping for "Inside SQL Server 2000" and should have waited the extra month. If it proves to be as good as the 7.0 version it will be well worth the wait.
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Summary: Wait for the next batch of MSSQL 2000 books
Review: This book suffers from the same shortcomings of most first-wave books on a new product. There are references to features and limitations of the previous version of the product and editing oversights that would mislead a reader unfamiliar with the product. I have used MSSQL 7.0 for some time and there were points in the book that were in conflict with what I knew to be true that caused me to re-read a statement a few times before I realized what the author meant to say. Unless you absolutely have to have a MSSQL 2000 book now I would wait for the next batch of books. Only with better editing could I recommend this book. In the meantime if you don't need a tutorial on SQL the Books Online that come with MSSQL 2000 will serve as a more reliable reference. I was hoping for "Inside SQL Server 2000" and should have waited the extra month. If it proves to be as good as the 7.0 version it will be well worth the wait.
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Summary: The title is MASTERING SQL SERVER 2000
Review: This is solely for the first review to balance things out a bit - the book is not Mastering ASP - you need Professional ASP 3.0 by Wrox Press for that. Review the book for how it handles the product for which it was written. I just bought the book today and will post a review when I'm done - but I wanted to clarify #1's problem.
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