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Database in Depth: Relational Theory for Practitioners
by
C.J. Date
This book sheds light on the principles behind the relational model, which is fundamental to all database-backed applications--and, consequently, most of the work that goes on in the computing world today. Database in Depth: The Relational Model for Practitioners goes beyond the hype and gets to the heart of how relational databases actually work.
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Paperback, 232 pages
Published
May 15th 2005
by O'Reilly Media
(first published January 1st 2005)
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Awesome book, greatly recommended.
Let me start with two disclaimers:
* I'm writing the review after re-reading the book. My tone is probably less excited than it would have been if this was a first reading.
* This book is "superseded" by another, called "SQL and Relational Theory". You should probably read that instead.
Despite the name, this book is a gentle introduction to the relational theory. It explains the theoretical underpinnings of RDBMSs. If you don't know this stuff, the book is amazing ...more
Let me start with two disclaimers:
* I'm writing the review after re-reading the book. My tone is probably less excited than it would have been if this was a first reading.
* This book is "superseded" by another, called "SQL and Relational Theory". You should probably read that instead.
Despite the name, this book is a gentle introduction to the relational theory. It explains the theoretical underpinnings of RDBMSs. If you don't know this stuff, the book is amazing ...more
A concise look at relational database theory. Some may find the author's style off-putting; he has very strong opinions about what he is discussing (I didn't). The author is unhappy with SQL because it deviates from the relational model in ways that can introduce uncertainty in some situations. He goes so far as to present his ideas in a language of his own, Tutorial D, because SQL is not up to his exacting standards.
In this book relational databases are presented as mathematically sound, the r ...more
In this book relational databases are presented as mathematically sound, the r ...more
This book made me a better SQL writer. While the author is often opinionated and strident, and windy, his rants are well-founded in a recognition of principle and theory going back to Aristotle, as he likes to point out. (Aristotle was not at his best on experimentation, but for logic, here we go).
Two-valued logic, predicate logic, propositions, etc. -- any database professional should be concerned with these 'abstractions', but most aren't to their detriment, as Date aptly discusses.
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Two-valued logic, predicate logic, propositions, etc. -- any database professional should be concerned with these 'abstractions', but most aren't to their detriment, as Date aptly discusses.
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Very poorly written book about databases. While the content was informative, reading the author's writing was an arduous task. He was repetitive, redundant, and said the same things over and over. He was way too colloquial in his writing, ya know what I mean, dawg? And the wordiness, my God! It's like, as one would say, in my opinion, reading, or thumbing through carelessly, a college freshman's essay. I could go on, and in chapter two of this review I do, about the lack of brevity, or shall I s
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A must read book who love to play with databases. It'll clear up many concepts that were messy before.
The title says that the book is for practitioners, but still the subject is far from the physical database manager. Not that it is bad, but it is not that practical.
I still learned some great things, and got a brush-up on key issues.
I still learned some great things, and got a brush-up on key issues.
A crisp and readable introduction to relational database theory for practitioners, and an entertaining polemic against the current crop of relational database systems and SQL.
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Christopher J. Date (born 1941) is an independent author, lecturer, researcher, and consultant, specializing in relational database theory.
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