I was able to attend the MySQL Bootcamp this week, and it was incredible. Instructors David Swain and George Trujillo really knew their stuff, and they did an admirable job sharing their experience and knowledge. They were an interesting pair, having quite different personalities and approaches. David emphasized the programming aspects, promoting efficiency, concision, and expertise in detail. George focused more on method, strategic approaches, and types of considerations needed before implementation. The combination blended well with the material, as the Bootcamp is a combination of two separate five day courses, MySQL for DBAs and MySQL for Developers.
The eight students were pretty diverse, some having used MySQL a fair bit and some never having touched it before. There was a Unix admin, a Linux admin, a Sun admin, a Windows admin, Oracle and Java developers. Quite a mix! This led to a variety of interesting perspectives and approaches. And we all had to suffer through the pain of using a Windows XP workstation.
Although I have been working with MySQL for a few years, I learned quite a lot. There were many things I simply wasn’t aware of, and some things I had gotten just plain wrong. It was all I could do to pay sufficient attention and record new ideas for 12 hours a day for five days.
So if you are in a similar position where you have been or are about to starting teaching yourself about MySQL, I recommend this course highly. You will get the most coverage possible in a short period of time. As long as you can remember a decent percentage and record plenty of notes, it’s hard to beat!
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