Safari Bookshelf の Rough Cuts で『Understanding MySQL Internals』というものを発見したので、「Online Access Only」で購入。 MySQLの内部構造がソースレベルで解説されている。

Overview

The MySQL database provides unprecedented opportunities for IT departments, software vendors, and computer science students to learn about the inner workings of an enterprise-proven database.Written by a former MySQL company employee, Understanding MySQL Internals takes you on a tour of MySQL 5 and shows you how to figure out the inner-workings of this widely-used database. Learn how data structures and convenience functions operate, how to add your own storage engine or configuration option, and much more. Get started today with Understanding MySQL Internals and you will soon reach a whole new level of comprehension regarding database development.

DBつながりで言うと、『Oracleはこう動いている。』も読んでみたいと思っている。