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PostgreSQL Server Programming
PostgreSQL Server Programming

PostgreSQL Server Programming: Extend PostgreSQL using PostgreSQL server programming to create, test, debug, and optimize a range of user-defined functions in your favorite programming language , Second Edition

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This book is for moderate to advanced PostgreSQL database professionals who wish to extend PostgreSQL, utilizing the most updated features of PostgreSQL 9.4. For a better understanding of this book, familiarity with writing SQL, a basic idea of query tuning, and some coding experience in your preferred language is expected.

Who is this book for?

This book is for moderate to advanced PostgreSQL database professionals who wish to extend PostgreSQL, utilizing the most updated features of PostgreSQL 9.4. For a better understanding of this book, familiarity with writing SQL, a basic idea of query tuning, and some coding experience in your preferred language is expected.

What you will learn

  • Write functions in the builtin PL/pgSQL language or your language of choice
  • Define and use userdefined functions (UDF)
  • Scale your data with PL/Proxy
  • Extend PostgreSQL to overcome the limitations of classical SQL servers
  • Debug using NOTIFY and using PL/pgSQL debugging extensions
  • Discover the new features in PostgreSQL 9.4 such as event triggers and other improvements relevant to serverside programming
  • Fully integrate the database layer into your development

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Publication date : Feb 26, 2015
Length: 320 pages
Edition : 2nd
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ISBN-13 : 9781783980598
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Table of Contents

15 Chapters
1. What Is a PostgreSQL Server? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
2. Server Programming Environments Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
3. Your First PL/pgSQL Function Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
4. Returning Structured Data Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
5. PL/pgSQL Trigger Functions Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
6. PostgreSQL Event Triggers Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
7. Debugging PL/pgSQL Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
8. Using Unrestricted Languages Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
9. Writing Advanced Functions in C Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
10. Scaling Your Database with PL/Proxy Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
11. PL/Perl – Perl Procedural Language Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
12. PL/Tcl – Tcl Procedural Language Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
13. Publishing Your Code as PostgreSQL Extensions Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
14. PostgreSQL as an Extensible RDBMS Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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CP Jun 08, 2015
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This is an excellent book for anyone looking to explore PostgreSQL with an Oracle background. PostgreSQL, like Oracle, supports robust database programming. If you are a PL/SQL developer and are looking to explore what PostgreSQL has to offer for a developer, this is the book for you. There aren't too many books available for PostgreSQL programming, but this book does a great job exploring most of the avenues of PostgreSQL programming. The major difference between Oracle and PostgreSQL is the variety of languages available to program, which include Python and PostgreSQL's version of PL/SQL - PLpgSQL.This book is also written in a way that should be understandable to most programmers that haven't programmed in the database before. It covers a wide range of topics, including installing and setting up pgAdminIII and debugging your server-side programs.
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WiltDurkey Oct 06, 2016
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Well, first what do I mean by server-side? Mostly, anything that is not just admin work that is carried out through execution on the server, rather than by standard insert/update/delete/select SQL. It also does not include DDL.Which leaves you mostly with triggers and stored procedures, as well as some other things like sharding.Why do you care? Could you not find this info on the internet?Well, yes, you could. You could also spend hours tracking it down, between the different versions of postgres as well as reading posts by people who sometimes have a shaky grasp of how postgres operates. Basically, there is a lot of dross out there. And postgres is different, and sometimes more sophisticated than Oracle or SQL Server's procedural languages.In any case, while I could find a few tidbits with examples here and there, nothing was comprehensive. The bulk of reliable info is really on the postgres docs themselves. Which are good, but intended as a reference, not an introduction to its subject.On the other hand, I was able to quickly read this book, get a general idea of what postgres was capable of doing, and put that right into practice replacing some complicated and slow client-side SELECTs with a much tighter, faster and easier to understand and test postgres stored procedure.That's because this book is both good at explaining, written by someone who really knows his subject and covers most of the basic knowledge you need to get started.As a bonus, I was also able to quickly grasp what is meant by Python-based stored procedures. Not sure I have much use for them, despite using Python extensively on the client side, but now I know where to go if I need to.
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Alessandro Rossi Nov 22, 2017
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Libro scritto bene ed in maniera chiara,ci sono ottimi esempi che aiutano a capire ODBMS Postrgresql. Avendo già lavorato con Oracle è stato un utile introduzione che mi ha permesso di capire le differenze ed essere autosufficiente in breve tempo. A mio avviso consigliato anche per chi ha poche conoscenze di DB.
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KingDragonfly Aug 08, 2019
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As a DBA for many years, I don't agree with everything. For example while valid, I hate triggers because they can become extremely painful and confusing when things needs to be fixed. Also he makes a valid point about server-side versus client-side processing, however it's a little dated; the trend is to write horribly slow abstracted client side database processing, and throw more cloud based hardware at it when it performs badly. Love it or hate it: it's the Enterprise reality. My only complaint is audience is oriented to small shops / small businesses / simple clients.
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KS Jun 26, 2020
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PostgreSQL のユーザ定義関数を種々の言語で書くためのレシピ集といったところでしょうか。正式なドキュメントやネット上のノウハウの隙間を埋めてくれるような内容で、助かります。C 言語の書き方はいろいろとノウハウがあるのですが、書ききれない部分もありました。特に、PostgreSQL コア機能を使うためのノウハウなどがあるといいのですが、SPIの簡単な記述があるだけだったのが残念。
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