I vividly remember 2004 when I decided to specialize in MySQL because the year before I was homeless and living in my car. It’s been a long road and an amazing journey ever since.
What is MySQL performance and how do you get it? Efficient MySQL Performance will teach you. Read it to gain 20 years of MySQL performance know-how—written for software engineers, not DBAs.
"Daniel does a great job of showing how to drive to the fastest resolution without getting lost in guesswork. He also covers InnoDB row locking in a detailed yet digestible form."
—Vadim Tkachenko, CTO, Percona
"This book is different from other MySQL books—it focuses on what matters most: query response time. A must-have for MySQL users!"
—Frédéric Descamps, MySQL Community Manager, Oracle Belgium
"Hands down [the] best technical book I've ever read, and I've been working in this field for close to 30 years."
—Adam (verified Amazon review)
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