Fast Track to MDX

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 310 pages
• Published by: Springer
• Edition: 2nd Edition October 15, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1846281741
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1846281747
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.8 x 0.9 inches
• Weighs: 1.4 pounds

Reader Reviews
This review is from: Fast Track to MDX (Paperback) Reviews for this book seem to differ, mostly people think its great, but a few think its terrible. I think some people are buying the wrong book, so here is my attempt to help them to save their money. This is a really bad book if you are expecting a detailed explanation on how to speed up complex MDX statements. It is a dreadful book if you want to see every function in MDX listed, this book only covers about a third of them. This is a terrible book of you are already familiar with MDX and are looking for a book to take that knowledge further. Do not waste your money on this book if that is what you want; this is the wrong book for you. On the other hand, this is an excellent book if you know nothing about MDX and you are trying to learn it from scratch. It is a superb book if you want the basics explained clearly, in plain English, with multiple examples. It is a great book if you are currently confused by the basics of MDX and need to get up to speed quickly. I started out wanting to know about MDX from scratch and I found it one of the best technical books that I have every read. I didn't find any of it repetitive or slow because I was having to absorb a whole load of new concepts and ideas. Sometimes the authors do explain something in more than one way, but then I need that. Take `Tuple' for example, the authors explain it carefully, building up this complex idea bit by bit. Before I read this the book, I just couldn't get my head around the idea, now it all makes sense. But I'm sure that section would have seemed boring and repetitive if I had know all about tuples before I bought the book. Which bring me back to the original point. This is both a great book and an awful book, it just depends where you are on the learning curve for MDX. The authors wrote it for those at the bottom. As someone who started at the bottom, I'm really grateful that they did. Don't buy it if you already know the basics, you'll be disappointed. If you don't know the basics of MDX, this is a must-have book. Comment (1) | | (Report this)