Ryan,
I often recommend Database Design for Mere Mortals by Michael J. Hernandez for my students, new database developers, and especially for programmers that I work with. It's a step above something like "Databases for Dummies". Still it might be less than what you are looking for.
Jerry Whittle
ASIFICS DBA
NCI Information Systems Inc.
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I swapped emails with a member of the list and Im having trouble seeing how you can take 3NF, BCNF, etc... and turn that into DBA speak. One of the guys told me that BCNF essentially means you have a key that you can put a unique constraint on. Well that makes this much easier to understand.
All my theory books just discuss theory. Anyone know some that split the difference. IE, not Codd, not CJ Date, Not the academic textbooks.
Thanks.
