Recommended books for Sql Server 2005

Do you want to get started with programming in SQL Server 2005 and master it? Here are some recommendations written by none other than Itzik Ben-Gan :

Inside Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005: T-SQL Querying
A comprehensive, hands-on reference for database developers and administrators, this book focuses on advanced querying techniques using Transact-SQL (T-SQL), the database programming language built into SQL Server

Inside Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005: T-SQL Programming

Get a detailed look at the internal architecture of T-SQL with this comprehensive programming reference. Database developers and administrators get best practices, expert techniques, and code samples to master the intricacies of the programming language—solving complex problems with real-world solutions.

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