MySQL: Visual QuickStart Guide (1st Edition)-->About the Book & Technology
About MySQL:
MySQL is the world's most popular Open Source database application. It was developed several years ago to adjust for some of the features which mSQL--the most popular Open Source database at the time--was missing. MySQL gained popularity during its version 3.x series. Versions 4 and 4.1 of MySQL introduced significant new features, as did version 5. For more information, see www.MySQL.com.
About the Book:
MySQL: Visual QuickStart Guide was written by Larry Ullman and published by Peachpit Press in September of 2002. The book is oriented towards beginning to intermediate level database developers, instructing readers how to get the most out of their database applications. It also has four examples chapters for interacting with MySQL from PHP, Perl, and Java.About the Author:
Larry Ullman is the President of Digital Media and Communications Insights, Inc. He also acts as the Director of Digital Media Technologies, a position he has held since 1999. In these roles Larry is responsible for:
- Development of dynamic Web sites
- Teaching in online and small group formats
- Writing articles
- Writing books
- Programming applications
- System administration
As you might expect, Larry Ullman is conversant with many of today's most useful and important technologies. Just a short list would be:
- HTML, XHTML, and CSS
- JavaScript
- Ajax
- PHP
- ASP.NET
- SQL
- MySQL
- Oracle
- SQL Server
Larry is entirely self-taught in all these technologies; his entire body of formal computer training being just a year of Pascal while in high school. Larry graduated cum laude from Northeast Missouri State University with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a minor in Philosophy and Religion. Larry's superlative communication skills are his obvious strength, and explain his ability to convey complex concepts in a simple, yet still appropriate, manner. As Larry likes to say, he's not a computer geek, but he can speak their language.
Larry currently lives outside of Washington, D.C., with his wife, Jessica. In his spare time, Larry likes to read (fiction), watch movies and sports, build furniture, do home remodeling, and nap.
About the DMC Insights:
Digital Media and Communications Insights (formerly Telecommunications Insights or Com-Insights) is a ten year-old firm with over twenty-five years of experience in information technology. Starting in 1996, DMC Insights (DMCI) has been working to develop and implement communications networks and the associated software for a variety of companies across the nation and the world.
In 1999, having broadened its field of expertise from the telecommunications industry to how current and future technologies can be used in business communications as a whole, we expanded our in-house digital media capabilities into its own division and subsequently changed our name to DMCI to reflect this evolution. The new branch, led by Larry Ullman, focuses mostly on:
- writing
- teaching
- programming
- dynamic Web site development
DMCI's main offices are in Columbia, Missouri and the digital media division is currently headquartered outside of Washington, D.C. although we run a "virtual office" with employees located around the nation and the globe. We maintain a smaller staff than some firms but this allows us to maintain cohesion while continuing to provide personalized, quality service.
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