This is a tangent and I'm not trying to win an argument, but I read the manuals for databases I use, along with many other bits of documentation like language specs. If anyone reading this is thinking of doing so then I highly recommend it.
My approach is to firstly skim the index and look at anything interesting, secondly just use the docs as a reference while I learn the technology, and thirdly come back and read them cover-to-cover (skimming over the boring/irrelevant bits).
My approach is to firstly skim the index and look at anything interesting, secondly just use the docs as a reference while I learn the technology, and thirdly come back and read them cover-to-cover (skimming over the boring/irrelevant bits).