Table of Contents

1. Introducing MySQL 8 – A New Beginning.- 2. Getting Started with MySQL.- 3. JSON Documents.- 4. The MySQL Shell.- 5. X Developer API.- 6. X Plugin.- 7. X Protocol.- 8. Library Application: User Interface.- 9. Library Application: Database Implementations.- 10. Planning for MySQL 8 and the Document Store.

About the Author

Charles Bell conducts research in emerging technologies. He is a member of the Oracle MySQL Development team, and is a senior software developer for the MySQL Enterprise Backup team. He lives in a small town in rural Virginia with his loving wife. He received his Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2005. 
Charles is an expert in the database field and has extensive knowledge and experience in software development and systems engineering. His research interests include 3D printers, microcontrollers, three-dimensional printing, database systems, software engineering, and sensor networks. He spends his limited free time as a practicing Maker, focusing on microcontroller projects and refinement of three-dimensional printers.