This book is for SQL developers who want to learn about Redis, the key value database for scalability and performance. Prior understanding of a programming language is essential; however no knowledge of NoSQL is required.
Who is this book for?
This book is for SQL developers who want to learn about Redis, the key value database for scalability and performance. Prior understanding of a programming language is essential; however no knowledge of NoSQL is required.
What you will learn
Familiarise yourself with NoSQL and install Redis
Build solutions and enhance your web applications in Redis
Understand the persistent mechanism for better scalability
Configure and tune the server to improve performance
Identify bottlenecks and how to handle fault management in Redis
Learn about backups and recovery strategies for the Redis environment
I had a rough understanding of what Redis is, and before applying it in production I decided to read a book to get a better understanding. This book had an alright rating(4.0 on Goodreads) and was in Java, exactly what I was needed.If there would be a book Understanding Redis, this will be the opposite of it. The author shies away from explanatory parts and sticks the code or diagrams whatever possible. As result, the book is clattered by unnecessary code and meaningless diagrams.There is no clear audience for the author, he starts explaining data-types and Big O notations like for non-technical audience but then complementing it with analogies from Java language. As result, I believe it’s not readable for a non-technical person and definitely boring for a Software Engineer, even without any knowledge in Redis.Most of the “learning” is just lists of commands with a brief description and “Execute the program and analyse the result yourself” note. The code examples are mostly are full listings of the programmes, with imports, getters/setters, System.out any other Java-specific stuff, probably to keep book long. In the end, it’s just a clutter of commands with brief text explaining what the program or command does.E. g. Chapter of “Redis in Web Applications” will just lead through the whole code of a simplified app author created. By “lead”, I mean will put the class listing and tell in one-two phrases what it does, in general terms. That’s all.Any documentation would provide better structured and explanatory information about Redis. Usually, books excel at explaining the idea, the use, the design patterns, best practices, building up the understanding of the technology. None of that here.I bought a kindle version from Amazon, the GO-TO menu is not divided by chapters, which makes the book difficult to navigate, only by page or location.I seldom rate books 1 star, even if I don’t like it, I try to find the prons to give it at least two stars, but I cannot call this a book. I wish I could give it 0 stars. The ratio of price vs value makes it nothing short then a scam, in my opinion.And if anything above will not discourage you from reading it, worth note that the Redis 2.6 was used in the book. Which wasn’t the latest version even at the time of publishing.
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WilliamAug 27, 2015
3
I having a hard time following the writing style of this Author. It has been a struggle. Technical content is good.
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SimonAug 02, 2015
3
Words missing from sentences.It's Neo4j, not Neo4i.Doesn't appear to have been proof read before going in to production.
Vinoo Das has 16 years of experience in the software industry and has worked in various domains, such as telecom, banking, payment gateways, information management, and so on. He is highly motivated and loves to work on new and upcoming technologies. He is currently architecting a platform for an information technology giant, which will enable the company to position the platform at an enterprise level as well as a cloud solution.
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