From: Randolf Richardson <rr@8x.ca>
To: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: The Tutorial(TM)
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 19:12:40 +0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <Xns94776FE693964rr8xca@200.46.204.72> (raw)
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"tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us (Tom Lane)" wrote in comp.databases.postgresql.docs:
> Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
>> I feel that there is a very useful dividing line between chapters 2 and
>> 3: chapter 2 is about getting the data in and out, to give beginners a
>> feeling that the database system is working, chapter 3 is about
>> refining the data structures for higher convenience, maintainability,
>> and integrity -- "design".
>
> Perhaps a reasonable compromise would be to divide the material into 3
> chapters instead of 2 --- beginner, intermediate, advanced. Looking
> at the existing TOC:
[sNip]
I think this is a good suggestion.
To add to this, within the actual content I think it would also be
good to reference the more advanced areas when appropriate. For example,
at the end of the "creating tables" section could be included:
See also: Views (advanced)
See also: Foreign keys (intermediate)
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