Murachs SQL Server 2005 for
Developers by Joel Murach
A Book For Teaching How To Write Sql For Sql Server 2005
If you want to learn SQL, youve picked the right book. Unlike most SQL
books, this one starts by showing you how to use SQL queries to extract
and update the data in a database, because thats what every application
developer needs to know first. Then, it shows how to design and
implement a database, how to use server-side features like views, stored
procedures, cursors, and transactions, and how to use the CLR integration
feature (new in SQL Server 2005) to create database objects in a .NET
language like C# or Visual Basic. With this breadth of material, this book
works well for application developers and SQL programmers, but its also a
great first book for DBAs-in-training.
Personal Review: Murachs SQL Server 2005 for Developers by
Joel Murach

I read Murach's SQL Server 2005 for Developers while looking for a book
for teaching a class on SQL. Since the course is going to use SQL Server
it seemed like an obvious fit. It is. This is a targeted book for the
professional course on writing SQL for SQL Server 2005.
I suppose it could be used for learning SQL for other databases but it does
a pretty good job of hitting all the SQL Server specific variations in SQL
that make up T-SQL. I also suppose that it could be used for self directed
study. Like the rest of the Murach books, it has a side by side format with
explanation and related examples. Since there's plenty of room for Lab
work, it really fits the classroom well.
Overall I'm happy with the book and don't have any real criticism. It is
what it tries to be. A book for teaching SQL for SQL Server 2005.
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