Re: Timeless Classics of Software Engineering
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 18:33:21 -0500
Message-ID: <--ednXhSbo3cFJTcRVn-sQ_at_adelphia.com>
On 2004-07-29, Bill Todd <billtodd_at_metrocast.net> wrote:
>> No database textbooks listed so far. Is it because
>> 1. There are no classic database books.
>> Or rather
>> 2. Software engineers usually don't know anything about databases.
Well, I think the discussion was more on software engineering/construction.
As for database references, while there are plenty of good books out there, in terms of "bang-for-buck" I haven't seen something on database design that's as concise and yet useful as William Kent's 1982 essay "A Simple Guide to Five Normal Forms in Relational Database Theory"--and considering the databases I've seen "professionals" make that don't even try for well-formed data, it's a shame.
http://www.bkent.net/Doc/simple5.htm
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