February 11, 2020
The 5th edition of my bestselling Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes is out. New to this edition is a reader requested enhancement, many of the lessons now conclude with challenge questions to help you practice and master SQL. If you are looking for the challenge questions (or the solutions),...
December 22, 2019
It's been a long time (almost 7 years!) since I updated my Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes . But, it's here, the 5th edition of the best-selling introductory SQL book of all time! As we did with the 4th edition, this version is printed in color and features color coding in all example source...
October 14, 2018
Adobe Spark is a fun, free content-creation tool that anyone can use. Designed to be used in the classroom and easily accessible on web browsers, Chromebooks, and mobile devices, Adobe Spark's intuitive and easy-to-use design makes it the perfect tool for learners of all ages to create video book...
August 7, 2018
My latest book is now out. Learning Regular Expressions is Regular Expressions for the rest of us. Regular expression experts have long been armed with an incredibly powerful tool, one that can be used to perform all sorts of powerful text processing and manipulation in just about every language...
September 30, 2015
My Sams Teach Yourself Oracle PL/SQL In 10 Minutes is now available and shipping. This book is the 4th DBMS specific title based on my best-selling Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes , and like its siblings (on MariaDB , MySQL , and Microsoft SQL Server ), goes into far more detail than the...
September 2, 2015
I recently released a SQL video tutorial (based on my best-selling Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes ). InformIT is running a Labor Day promotion with discounts on video lessons of up to 60-70% off, and my new SQL series is included in the promotion. The sale ends Wednesday, September 9th.
August 23, 2015
Want to learn SQL? InformIT is running a special on the best reviewed titles on Amazon.com. My Sams Teach Yourself SQL In 10 Minutes is on that list, and so you can use this link to grab a copy of the best-selling SQL book of all time for 40% off (or buy multiple copies at 50% off). This offer ends...
July 29, 2015
I recently mentioned that I was working on a SQL tutorial video series based on my best-selling Sams Teach Yourself SQL books (and their spin-offs) . Well, the videos are now online, close to 3 hours of yours truly walking you through getting started with SQL. The lessons are based on the flow and...
July 13, 2015
It's been sixteen years since the publication of my first book on SQL, Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes . That book was met with such positive feedback that it has been updated three times, has spawned several DBMS-specific spin-off titles , has been translated more than a dozen times, and is...
February 26, 2014
Every edition of every SQL book I have written has been translated into other languages, including Chinese. And I'm pleased to announce that the 4th edition of my Sams Teach Yourself SQL In 10 Minutes is now available in Chinese , too.