Re: book for postgresql

Bret Busby wrote:
> > - New Riders has one that is about the most recent one published,
> > which, it seems to me, has about the best explanation of the query
> > optimizer going, as well as quite a lot of other fairly deep
> > technical material;
> >
> > - Addison Wesley published Bruce Momjian's book which is getting a bit
> > dated, but which is still quite good;
> >
> > - O'Reilly has a third one that is also "dated but good."
> >
> > The online material is also a good source, and is commonly included
> > along with the PostgreSQL installation.
> >
> > All four of these sources are quite good. I have all but Bruce's book
> > on my desk...
> >
>
> For some strange reason, the message above, took somewhat over
> three months to come through, maybe due to the To address in the header
> (?).
>
> I am wondering whether, given that Bruce Momjian's book appears to be
> regarded as "a bit dated", a 2nd Edition is on the way?

I talked to the publisher and they didn't seem excited about a second
edition of my book. I will ask again in a few months.

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