Re: A database theory resource - ideas
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:56:38 -0500
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"Bob Badour" <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> Bruce C. Baker wrote:
>
<snip>
>> Lots and lots of simple, tightly-focused examples. Think "RDBMS for
>> Dummies"! :-)
>
> I don't see how that will help anyone learn to think in the abstract. If
> one can only understand recipes, one can go work for a restaurant.
A short, simple example can sometimes bring home the point of a long and
detailed technical explanation. One reinforces the other. Don't take my
"RDBMS for Dummies" suggestion /too/ seriously! :-)
The "... for Dummies" books can indeed be too simplistic, but as a /starting
point/ for a complete newbie, they serve very well.