Re: A database theory resource - ideas
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 00:40:20 GMT
Message-ID: <UNGKh.26499$DN.5031_at_pd7urf2no>
Bruce C. Baker wrote:
> "Bob Badour" <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:yaGKh.11280$PV3.116035_at_ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
>
>>Bruce C. Baker wrote:
>>
>>
>>>"Bob Badour" <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>>>news:TWFKh.11276$PV3.115808_at_ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
>>>
>>>
>>>>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.
>>
>>The single biggest problem in our industry is a lack of fundamental
>>knowledge and basic education. A recipe book and examples will do nothing
>>to address the problem and will serve only to perpetuate it.
> > > Agreed. > > Bob, have you ever read a "... for Dummies" book? If so, you'd know that > they're /primers/, not cookbooks. > ...
Ha! I'm not Bob B, but even I can see they're primers for people who want to learn how to read cookbooks.
p Received on Sat Mar 17 2007 - 01:40:20 CET