Neil Conway wrote: > On Sun, 2003-10-05 at 17:45, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > Neil Conway wrote: > > > Depending on what part of the source you're interested in, a book on > > > DBMS implementation might also be useful, such as > > > Wow, $100. > > Well, it's a CS textbook -- I have several textbooks this semester that > are > $100. > > > Does it cover internals? > > Yeah, although it's more of a broad survey of DB-related topics, so the > internals coverage isn't that in-depth. It talks about storage/indexing > (the heap, ISAM/B+-tree indexes, hash indexes, etc.), query evaluation, > query optimization, transaction management & concurrency control. > > That book just happens to be the one on my desk, but there are plenty of > alternatives that cover the same subject matter. > > Perhaps you could add this to the developer's FAQ?
Yes, is this the book we should recommend? I know we have Gray's transaction book on there already. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html
