best database book for developers

Question

Hi, i want to download a good database book for developers, can you guide me and send me good links to find a good one. i am working with SQL Server 2008. thanks

Answer 1

this one is excellent, whole series is great.

Answer 2

See Kalen Delaney's recommended reading list. There's some great books listed there, as well as other resources.

Answer 3

This has been asked here many times before:

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/983336/relational-database-theory-and-sql-book-recommendations
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/718282/best-books-in-database-design-and-optimization
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2413805/best-books-for-sql-server-database-design
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/142924/data-modeling-book-recommendations
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/31982/looking-for-a-good-book-to-learn-sql
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/377375/a-beginners-guide-to-sql-database-design
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/641798/can-anyone-recommend-a-book-for-building-enterprise-database-applications-in-net

My personal favorite resource is Books Online - this is the documentation that comes with SQL server.

Answer 4

For database concepts Fundamentals of Database Systems

Good Books for SQL Looking for a good book to learn SQL

For SQl Server How to Learn MS SQL Server 2005?

Beginning SQL Server 2005 Administration

FOr MySql What are the best books for MySQL?

Book recommendation for advanced SQL design, scripting and optimiziation.

What are some resources I can use to learn profiling/optimizing?

Answer 5

Funny that no one seems to mention Date's "How to write accurate SQL code".

(Actual title is "SQL and relational theory".