PostgreSQL Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Jimmy Angelakos
- 25 juli 2025
- 9781633436879
Samenvatting:
The best mistakes to learn from are ones made by other people! In PostgreSQL Mistakes and How To Avoid Them you'll explore dozens of common PostgreSQL errors so you can easily avoid them in your own projects.
From the back cover:
PostgreSQL Mistakes and How To Avoid Them reveals dozens of configuration and operational mistakes you're likely to make with PostgreSQL. The book covers common problems across all key PostgreSQL areas, from data types, to features, security, and high availability. For each mistake you'll find a real-world narrative that lays out context and recommendations for improvement.
As you go, you'll appreciate the illustrative code snippets (both bad and good), database schema samples, mind maps, and comparison tables that show the pros and cons of different approaches. You'll soon have the pro-level knowledge of a battle-scarred PostgreSQL veteran without the pain of experiencing the mistakes in your own projects!
About the reader:
For database administrators and application developers working with PostgreSQL databases.
Recognize and avoid these sixty common PostgreSQL mistakes!
The best mistakes to learn from are ones made by other people! In PostgreSQL Mistakes and How To Avoid Them you'll explore dozens of common PostgreSQL errors so you can easily avoid them in your own projects.
In PostgreSQL Mistakes and How To Avoid Them you'll learn how to:
- Avoid configuration and operation issues
- Maximize PostgreSQL utility and performance
- Fix bad SQL practices
- Solve common security and administration issues
- Ensure smooth migration and upgrades
- Diagnose and fix a bad database
Fixing a PostgreSQL mistake can be tricky and time-consuming, especially when you’re making risky live changes to an in-use system. PostgreSQL Mistakes and How To Avoid Them helps you spot and sidestep problems in setup, admin, querying, migrating, upgrading, and more. Follow these tested best practices to ensure top performance and future-proof your database systems for seamless change and growth. Each of the 60 mistakes is carefully described and accompanied by a demo, along with an explanation that expands your knowledge of PostgreSQL internals and helps you to build a stronger mental model of how the database engine works.