... interest and necessity. These areas includeaccessing data using SQL, handling issues such as multi-user concurrency and data integrity and security,the basics of programming with Java, PL/SQL and ... writing and, even more importantly, humanity. And, of course, I would like to thank my family — LuAnn for helping me have a life that supports writing and working, and Elinor Vera, Josephine, and ... already) titles and several revisions of books with Bob Stackowiak has been a wonderful experience, both professionally and personally. I am delighted to count Bob as a friend, and, thanks tohim,...