Berkeley DB

by Sleepycat Software

Book Overview

Sleepycat Software is partnering with New Riders to make the Berkeley DB documentation available in printed form. This book is split into two parts. The first section is a tutorial on using Berkeley DB. It covers methods, architectures, data applications, memory, client-server, debugging issues, configuring the APIs in Perl, Java, and Tcl, how to use the BDB with Sendmail, etc. The second part of the book is reference section on the various Berkeley...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0735710643
• ISBN13: 9780735710641
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
• Length: 688 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Good Book/Great Reference Manual

My first encounter with Berkeley DB was with Perl and a CGI web counter. I had to use it because I didn't want to use a flat text file, nor did I have the tools to use PostGres or MySQL available.The book's format is very much like a bound set of well-written man pages and tutorials. I don't think - though the editors would know better - that there's much in the book you won't find online or in a Berkeley DB Distribution.Hence, if you are comfortble reading man pages and source only and/or using a web browser and the Internet to read technical documentation you can:a) preview the book b) avoid buying the book completelyNonetheless, the book is worth it because there are times when written, paper documentation does excel over online documentation for format alone [try having 6 xterms open, three virtual consoles and remembering which one had the online man pages open].The only detracting thing is that someone made a mistake when numbering the contents in the first print and I have one of the first prints. Hence I know what's in the book but not exactly where; not a major problem as I tend to get used to the book layout in the end.Conclusion:It's a good book; it's both a reference and a reasonable tutorial for those who need one. It won't teach you how to program, but it will help you understand the Berkeley DB style of thinking.I'd suggest buying it...