Overview
- Written by Grant Allen, a DB2 expert and Google employee who is also a regular speaker at industry conferences
- The only introductory DB2 book aimed at rank beginners
- Covers DB2 9.2, also known as “Viper 2”, which is the most recent release of DB2 available
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Table of contents (24 chapters)
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Getting Started
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Beginning Administration with DB2 Express Edition
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Database Fundamentals with DB2 Express Edition
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Programming with DB2 Express Edition
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About this book
IBM’s DB2 Express Edition is one of the most capable of the free database platforms available in today’s marketplace. In Beginning DB2, author Grant Allen gets you started using DB2 Express Edition for web sites, desktop applications, and more. The author covers the basics of DB2 for developers and database administrators, shows you how to manage data in both XML and relational form, and includes numerous code examples so that you are never in doubt as to how things work. In this book, you’ll find:
- A friendly introduction to DB2 Express Edition, an industrial–strength, relational database from IBM
- Dozens of examples so that you are never in doubt as to how things work
- Coverage of important language interfaces, such as from PHP, Ruby, C#, Python, and more
The book is aimed at developers who want a robust database to back their applications.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Beginning DB2
Book Subtitle: From Novice to Professional
Authors: Grant Allen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-0548-7
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Copyright Information: Grant Allen 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-59059-942-6Published: 21 August 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-2041-2Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4302-0548-7Published: 20 November 2008
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVI, 515
Topics: Database Management, Control Structures and Microprogramming