Refactoring SQL Applications (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780596514976)

What can you do when database performance doesn't meet expectations? Before you turn to expensive hardware upgrades to solve the problem, reach for this book. Refactoring SQL Applications provides a set of tested options for making code modifications to dramatically improve the way your database applications function. Backed by real-world examples, you'll find quick fixes for simple problems, in-depth answers for more complex situations, and complete solutions for applications with extensive problems. Learn to:

• Determine if and where you can expect performance gains
• Apply quick fixes, such as limiting calls to the database in stored functions and procedures
• Refactor tasks, such as replacing application code by a stored procedure, or replacing iterative, procedural statements with sweeping SQL statements
• Refactor flow by increasing parallelism and switching business-inducted processing from synchronous to asynchronous
• Refactor design using schema extensions, regular views, materialized views, partitioning, and more
• Compare before and after versions of a program to ensure you get the same results once you make modifications

Refactoring SQL Applications teaches you to recognize and assess code that needs refactoring, and to understand the crucial link between refactoring and performance. If and when your application bogs down, this book will help you get it back up to speed.

Author: Stephane Faroult, Pascal L'Hermite
ISBN-10: 0596514972
ISBN-13: 9780596514976
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Language: English
Published: 09/30/2008
Pages: 295
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 9.16h x 7.06w x 0.61d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 12/01/2008 pg. 32