Re: Timeless Classics of Software Engineering
Date: 30 Jul 2004 05:36:12 -0700
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"Mikito Harakiri" <mikharakiri_at_iahu.com> wrote in message news:<dQeOc.47$8H4.120_at_news.oracle.com>...
> No database textbooks listed so far.
And some of the books listed promote the worst data management practices like to manage the data in the applications using network structures and procedural code.
> Is it because
> 1. There are no classic database books.
Clearly false.
> Or rather
> 2. Software engineers usually don't know anything about databases.
> ?
If you read the classic software engineering textbooks you will see that this is very true.
Database theory is essential to build decent business information systems, and you will find almost nothing about databases in the software engineering books.
It is not surprising that most business systems are a botch-up.
Regards Received on Fri Jul 30 2004 - 14:36:12 CEST