February 25, 2009 at 10:44 am
Can you provide websites/books/info to fully learn and master T-SQL.
I sometimes struggle and waste time on semi simple T-SQL code and I'm at the point where I need to learn it from A-Z, including the best approach taken when tackling problems.
Any info is much appreciated.
February 25, 2009 at 11:11 am
The main resource I used when learning T-SQL was "The SQL Server 2000 Bible". I'd use the 2008 version these days, or maybe 2005, but it's that series that was the most helpful to me.
I know plenty of others who used some of the books by Microsoft Press. Check that out, there are definitely good ones there.
There are also a number of discussions of this exact subject on this site. Try searching through the 2005 Newbies forum, you'll find a lot of good recommendations.
- Gus "GSquared", RSVP, OODA, MAP, NMVP, FAQ, SAT, SQL, DNA, RNA, UOI, IOU, AM, PM, AD, BC, BCE, USA, UN, CF, ROFL, LOL, ETC
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February 25, 2009 at 1:02 pm
I always suggest Itzik Ben-Gan's books, SQL Server 2008 T-SQL Fundamentals and/or Inside SQL Server 2005: T-SQL Programming.
Hey GSquared, Paul Neilsen is supposed to finish the 2008 version of the Bible pretty soon according to the tweets he's been leaving on Twitter.
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February 25, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Cool. I haven't paid attention to what versions of the books are available recently.
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