Learn the best way of writing code to run inside a relational database. This book shows how a
holistic and set-oriented approach to database programming can far exceed the performance of
the row-by-row model that is too often used by developers who haven't been shown a better way.
Two styles of programming are encountered in the database world. Classical programming as
taught in many universities leads to an atomic row-oriented and procedural style inspired by
the structured models of programming. In short many application developers write in the
relational database exactly like in the user interface. The other style of programming is
holistic data set oriented and coded mainly in SQL. This is the style of the database
developer. The set based and holistic style of development is not promoted enough in
universities and many application developers are not fully aware of it. There are many
performance issues all over the world in relational databases due to the use of the atomic and
inappropriate style of programming. This book compares the two styles and promotes the
holistic style of development as the most suitable one. Examples are given to demonstrate the
superiority of a set-based and holistic approach. Compares the two styles of development Shows
the performance advantages of set-based development Solves example problems using both
approaches Who This Book Is For Two Styles of Database Development is aimed at application
developers willing to adapt their programming styles in return for better-performing
applications. It's for students and new developers wanting to position themselves as having
database expertise and build a reputation for developing highly-performant database
applications.
