Re: Informix Unleashed?

Doesn't really go into much detail. Tries to cover a little bit of everything in one book. Neil Truby wrote in message <35158B05.1EC1@netcomuk.co.uk>... >Jeff Iverson wrote: >> >> Would anyone care to give me their impression of this book? >> >> Kind regards, >> Jeff Iverson >> -- >> The Directory of Computer Consultants & Developers >> http://www.iversonsoftware.com/cgi-bin/randombanner.cgi >> 21 Devonshire Pl., Mankato MN 56001-4984 >> 507-386-6208 - j5rson@iversonsoftware.com > >It's OK. It tackles the difficult challenge of covering the whole gamut >of Informix topics, from development tools through database design to >systems administration. Different topics are written be different >authors, so the content and prose quality is not uniform. But most >aspects are covered adequately, with examples (provided on an >accompanying CD-ROM), and I've found it good value for money. > >One gripe; some sections, notably that covering getting the best from >technical support, is utterly useless to anyone outside the US, making >me suspect that the commissioning editors either intended it solely for >the US domestic market or (more likely) just didn't bother to think! > >Neil Truby >Chase Manhattan Bank >Bournemouth, UK >neil.truby@chase.com