Re: Dreaming About Redesigning SQL

Seun Osewa wrote:
>
> Lee Fesperman <firstsql_at_ix.netcom.com> wrote
> > The OP needs to increase his knowledge of database concepts before he tries to 'fix'
> > things. A newsgroup is the wrong place to get any real depth of understanding.
>
> In that case, I would like to know what is the _right_ way to get the
> depth of understanding. At the moment due to where I live I only have
> access to internet resources, so what do you suggest? Besides, I find
> that many people who have all followed the right way disagree on a
> number of issues. I know that there are certain classic books that
> would help (and I would like to be pointed to some more), but there
> must be some web resources I've missed?

I'm not the best one to answer that (most of my grounding in database came from reading research papers in 70's). I'd suggest books by C. J. Date, Fabian Pascal and Codd himself. ACM can be a valuable resource.

Decent information is rather scarce on the Web. Database Debunkings (www.dbdebunk.com) is a good choice, and there are papers on my company's site (www.firstsql.com) with references.

> The observation is appreciated, a little assistance in this area would
> be appreciated even more ;-). How else can I get in touch with very
> smart people?

That's rather hard. A change in tone (more like your tone here) would help --- less confrontational, less troll.

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