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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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