Practical SQL, Anthony Debarros

Practical SQLAnthony Debarros

Art Nr.: 1718501064

ISBN 13: 9781718501065

Subtitle: A Beginner's Guide to Storytelling with Data

Release year: 2022

Published by: Random House LLC US

Edition: Taschenbuch

Cover: Taschenbuch

Cover Format: 233x176x25 mm

Pages: 464

Weight: 786 g

Language: Englisch

Author: Anthony Debarros

Description Second edition of the best-selling Practical SQL. An approachable guide to programming in SQL (Structured Query Language) that will teach even beginning programmers how to build powerful databases and analyze data to find meaningful information.Practical SQL is an approachable and fast-paced guide to SQL (Structured Query Language) written by longtime professional journalist Anthony DeBarros. SQL is the primary tool that programmers, web developers, researchers, journalists, and others use to explore data in a database. DeBarros focuses on using SQL to find the story in data, with the aid of the popular open-source database PostgreSQL and the pgAdmin interface. This thoroughly revised second edition includes a new chapter describing how to set up PostgreSQL and more extensive discussion of pgAdmin's best features. The author has also added a chapter on the JSON data format that shows readers how to store and query JSON data. DeBarros has also updated the data in the book throughout, added coverage of additional topics, and perfected the book's examples.Readers love DeBarros's use of exercises and real-world examples that demonstrate how to: • Create databases and related tables using your own data • Correctly define data typesAggregate, sort, and filter data to find patterns • Clean their data and transfer data as text files • Create advanced queries and automate tasksThis book uses PostgreSQL, but the SQL syntax is applicable to many database applications, including Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL. Information of Author Anthony DeBarros is a longtime journalist who has combined his interests in data analysis, coding, software product development, and storytelling for much of his career. He is a data news editor for The Wall Street Journal, focusing on topics such as the economy, trade, the U.S. Census, and politics. He previously held positions with USA TODAY, the Poughkeepsie Journal, and the DocumentCloud project for Investigative Reporters and Editors. His work has received multiple honors, including a prestigious Silver Baton from the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards. Kurzbeschreibung Titel: Practical SQL, Untertitel: A Beginner's Guide to Storytelling with Data, Einband: Taschenbuch, Autor: Anthony Debarros, Verlag: Random House LLC US, Sprache: Englisch, Seiten: 464, Maße: 233x176x25 mm, Gewicht: 786 g, Verkäufer: Wegmann1855, Schlagworte: Programmiersprachen Data Mining (EDV) Informatik Programmieren (EDV) Analyse / Datenanalyse Datenanalyse COMPUTERS / Programming Languages / SQL nerd gifts tech gifts gifts for nerds geek gifts gifts for geeks books for geeks coding books programming books coding software SQL language data analyst programming programming language Structured Query Language data science data mining analysis data analysis pgAdmin PostgreSQL SQL sql book storytelling with data computers technology computer code algorithm computer programming clean code sql algorithms tech coding for beginners database computer books programmer gifts databases Powered by INFORIUS