Oracle Database 11g & MySQL 5.6 Developer Handbook (Oracle Press)

I am a student of Michael Mclaughlin's, not only is he a great teacher, but his book teaches you everything from the beginning. I had never even looked at any type of database or sql code in my life, and after this class and using this book, I now feel that I could get a job with the skills learned from this book alone. If you ever need to look up a particular topic, the index is amazing. He has example code of each topic in his book, so you can know how to use and implement it. This book deserves it's 5-star rating and if you get it and use it, it will teach you tons.

Oracle Database 11g & MySQL 5.6 Developer Handbook has awakened in me a great interest in database applications. It is well written. Even though English is not my primary language, as I read, the concepts and examples flowed smoothly from chapter to chapter. My understanding has increased and I have been able to visualize the examples presented. This book contains both ORACLE and MySQL examples. It will help you see how each work as well as the similarities and differences between the two.This book will save you time from doing searches on the web about ORACLE and MySQL to understand the fundamental concepts of databases.

This book teaches both MySQL and Oracle Database 11g in a very interesting way. Each chapter involves both languages... It might be something for an experienced database administrator might find interesting to see the differences compared side by side. However, this is the worst way to learn databases because it can be very confusing.I'm not sure what audience this book was intended for (I didn't read the introduction, it may say something of it there) but I can tell you regardless of it's intentions it's not for the beginner. I'm writing this review as though it was intended for the beginner since that is how it was introduced to me in a course designed by the author (At BYU-Idaho). I and the rest of the class find it the most confusing book for someone new to the subject. If you have a choice do not by this book! There are many, many other books much better.For example, if you want to learn MySQL get a book dedicated to it like the Murach MySQL book. That book is written to actually teach the subject, not just be one large academic dictionary of two different databases.

In the introduction section instructions on where to download Data Model used in the book are outdated. There is no information on writers blog or book publisher website where to download source code from.update:Author was very quick to respond to my request regarding the source code, you can download source code used in the book from his blog[...]

This book is very detailed in how Oracle and MySQL work, their important differences from the programming point of view, and how to use those tools with clever techniques that every IT professional would appreciate to have.This is the kind of book you learn something every time you read it. It will set the reader apart from the other IT professionals.

This is a very difficult book to learn from. I was using this book for an Into to Databases class online. The book constantly switches between talking about MySQL 5.6 and Oracle Datebase 11g. After a few chapters of reading you can't differentiate between the two whatsoever.

Use this on a regular basis for script creation and expanding my knowledge of sql. No time for formal training so handbook is next best thing.

First of all, I never received the book. I had to buy the kindle version so I could study for the class. Second, the book is overwhelming. There is too much information to absorb in each chapter.

I actually bought this book in preperation for the MySQL 5.6 Programmer certification, so I might not be all that fare on the writer complaining about the book...It contains a lot of comparison between MySQL and Oracle, but not enough detail to be useful in regards of the exam.If you actually have a mixed environment with the two databases this book may highlite the differences, although the writer is actually mocking MySQL, and clearly sees it as inferior to the Oracle RDBSM. (IMHO)

タイトルのMySQL 5.6は今後も見据えたいいすぎ(笑)でMySQL 5.5時点の本です。(Oracle Database 11gは正しい)開発時に必要な項目について、Oracleではこう、MySQLではこう、という説明が丁寧になされています。著者は長らくOracle DBに関わってきた方で、著作にPL/SQLに関してのものがあり、そのせいかストアドルーチン(PL/SQL, SQL/PSM)の説明は三章を使ったしっかりしたものとなっています。PL/SQLを説明した書籍は数多くありますが、SQL/PSMを解説した本は数少なく(一冊全体で説明した Mysql Stored Procedure Programming と、ほぼ一章を費やした拙書 プロになるための データベース技術入門　〜MySQLforWindows困ったときに役立つ開発・運用ガイド くらい)おおいに参考になると思います。Oracle<->MySQLの移行にも役立つと思いますが、やはり平行開発に威力を発揮するでしょう。Oracle側の記述が確かなのは、著者の経歴からは当然なのですが、MySQL側の記述も同じくらいに正しく、詳細です。また、Oracle, MySQLのどちらかを理解しているひとが手早く、相手側を理解するのにも使えます。なんにせよ、この分量でよくまとめあげたものだなぁ、と関心しきりです。このような本が去年(2011年)にOracle Pressから出た、というのがありがたくもあり、驚きです。[2013-06-23: 追記]ただ実際に使ってみると各部分毎に「Oracleはこうだよ」「MySQLはこうだよ」という記述がならんでいるだけで、その間の橋渡しが全然ないので、少なくとも移行には直接は役立ちませんでした。やはりその部分を期待する人が多いと思うので(私もそう)☆一つ減らします。 Mysql Stored Procedure Programmingプロになるための データベース技術入門　〜MySQLforWindows困ったときに役立つ開発・運用ガイド