Re: Looking for Newsgroup FAQ

Check out "Database Design for Mere Mortals." by Micheal Henandez. The book is an easy read and is not specific to a particular database product or operating system.

"Zac Hester" <zhester_at_enetis.net> wrote in message news:3ac01031$1_at_news.enetis.net...
> I have a question that a FAQ for this newsgroup would probably answer. If
> you could just post the URL to the group's FAQ, I'll be gone. If there
> isn't a succinct FAQ, here's my question...
>
> I'm a cross-platform developer that is fluent in over a dozen
> programming/scripting languages. I have nearly enough formal education
 for
> a minor in computer science (I'm an engineer), but I haven't studied
> database theory to any great extent. My only self-developed db
 applications
> have been puny experiments in db technologies.
>
> I need to learn more about the basics of database theory _without_ any
> relation to a query language, operating system, special accessing
 components
> (like ODBC), or database package. Eventually, of course, I'd like to
 start
> learning some hard-core query techniques and accessing components.
>
> If you think you've read a book or subscribed to a periodical that might
 be
> of interest to my 'quest,' could you post a title, or email me with any
> ideas. If there isn't a definitive resource on db theory, I'll compromise
> and try to start learning from the stand point of a well-established data
> model.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help anyone can offer,
> Zac Hester
>
>
Received on Tue Mar 27 2001 - 07:15:57 CEST