Date on Database: Writings 2000-2006

• Hardcover: 568 pages
• Publisher: Apress (November 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 159059746X

Date on Database: Writings 2000&emdash;2006 captures some of the freshest thinking from widely known and respected relational database pioneer C. J. Date. Known for his tenacious defense of relational theory in its purest form, Date tackles many topics that are important to database professionals, including the difference between model and implementation, data integrity, data redundancy, deviations in SQL from the relational model, and much more.

Date clearly and patiently explains where many of todays products and practices go wrong, and illustrates some of the trouble you can get into if you dont carefully think through your use of current database technology. In almost every field of endeavor, the writings of the founders and early leaders have had a profound effect. And now is your chance to read Datewhile his material is fresh and the field is still young. Youll want to read this book because it

• Provides C. J. Dates freshest thinking on relational theory versus current products in the field
• Features a tribute to E. F. Codd, founder of the relational database field
• Clearly explains how the unwary practitioner can avoid problems with current relational database technology
• Offers novel insights into classic issues like redundancy and database design

About the Author
C. J. Date is an independent author, lecturer, researcher, and consultant, specializing in relational database technology. His impact on the field has been profound, and for it he was inducted into the Computing Industry Hall of Fame in 2004. He was one of the first to recognize the genius inherent in E. F. Codd’s vision for a relational approach to data management. Together, Codd and Date worked for many years to found and influence the field of relational databases, a field on which much of modern business and data processing ultimately rests.

Date is best known for his book An Introduction to Database Systems, which has sold some 725,000 copies in eight editions at the time of writing and is used by several hundred colleges and universities worldwide. He is also the author of many other books on database management and numerous technical papers.

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