Re: have you read THE beginners book?

From: Pablo Sanchez <pablo_at_dev.null>
Date: 16 Sep 2002 11:09:09 -0500
Message-ID: <Xns928B67588916Apingottpingottbah@192.168.1.1>

"Dave" <dave_at_dmcomm.com> wrote in news:10gh9.44$%f.38340713 @news.incc.net:

> What book(s) should the serious novice DB learner start with?
> ...besides a class of course.

I think it depends on your background. Personally, I have an engineering background and learning the fundamentals is crucial. After you learn the theory, you can pretty much learn anything else. With that in mind, I'd recommend 'An Introduction to Database Systems' - Date.

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Received on Mon Sep 16 2002 - 11:09:09 CDT