AW: Any articles/books that take relational theory and make it

2003-11-24 Thread Stefan Jahnke
Von: DENNIS WILLIAMS [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 20. November 2003 21:00 An: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Betreff: RE: Any articles/books that take relational theory and make it Paula - It may get worse. A noted O-O author said "a database is just a means to persist

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2003-11-20 Thread ryan_oracle
which noted O-O author said that about DBs? > > From: DENNIS WILLIAMS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2003/11/20 Thu PM 02:59:58 EST > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: Any articles/books that take relational theory and make it &g

RE: Any articles/books that take relational theory and make it

2003-11-20 Thread DENNIS WILLIAMS
Paula - It may get worse. A noted O-O author said "a database is just a means to persist an object". I also see a lot of young developers that haven't taken much Computer Science, so haven't been exposed to underlying theories like relational modeling. Well, we DBAs just have to be lights shining i

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2003-11-20 Thread Daniel Hanks
: Daniel Hanks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 2003/11/19 Wed PM 04:35:03 EST > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: RE: Any articles/books that take relational theory and make it > > > > Agreed. And I think you'll

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2003-11-20 Thread Paula_Stankus
Why in an IT shop - do us DBA's only seem to understand this? As I see it most programmers don't understanding data models at all! It makes it easier for them to ignore the DBA's as being theoretical, academic -Original Message- Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 1:30 PM To: Multip

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2003-11-20 Thread Paul Baumgartel
Hear, hear! pb --- Michael Milligan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As Date is want to say, "Theory is practical!" (Chapter One, > Relational > Database Writings 1991-1994). > > IMHO, a lack of understanding of relational database theory leads > directly > to database designs so flawed that they can

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2003-11-20 Thread ryan_oracle
there are used copies for sale right on there. > > From: "KENNETH JANUSZ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2003/11/20 Thu AM 11:20:15 EST > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Any articles/books that take relational

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2003-11-20 Thread KENNETH JANUSZ
Unfortunately according to Amazon.com this book is out of print. Ken Janusz, CPIM - Original Message - To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 8:40 AM > > "Data Modeling Essentials" by Graeme C Simsion is a very good book. > > >

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2003-11-20 Thread david davis
o: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Any articles/books that take relational theory and make it english? Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 05:24:57 -0800 I swapped emails with a member of the list and Im having trouble seeing how you can take 3NF, B

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2003-11-20 Thread ryan_oracle
7;. I *will* quite happily say 'so how will you ensure > > data integrity?' 'what happens if another program uses the same data' or > > 'why did you use computed summaries?' > > > > Niall > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From:

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2003-11-19 Thread Michael Milligan
As Date is want to say, "Theory is practical!" (Chapter One, Relational Database Writings 1991-1994). IMHO, a lack of understanding of relational database theory leads directly to database designs so flawed that they can't possibly allow their application to accomplish their goals. If you don't th

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2003-11-19 Thread Daniel Hanks
ame data' or > 'why did you use computed summaries?' > > Niall > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Daniel Hanks > > Sent: 19 November 2003 16:25 > > To: Multiple recipie

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2003-11-19 Thread Niall Litchfield
ECTED] On > Behalf Of Daniel Hanks > Sent: 19 November 2003 16:25 > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: Re: Any articles/books that take relational theory > and make it > > > On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I swapped emails wit

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2003-11-19 Thread Michael Milligan
To me, CJ Date is the one who makes it crystal clear. Not in his main book, but in his "Relational Database Readings" books, which I have most of. I have also seen some good articles by Fabian Pascal. I also have a new book called "Data Modeling for Everyone" by Sharon Allen, published by Curlin

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2003-11-19 Thread Karniotis, Stephen
esday, November 19, 2003 8:25 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: Any articles/books that take relational theory and make it english? 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. O

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2003-11-19 Thread Daniel Hanks
On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 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.

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2003-11-19 Thread Tracy Rahmlow
"Data Modeling Essentials" by Graeme C Simsion is a very good book. American Express made the following annotations on 11/19/2003 07:36:46 AM -- *

RE: Any articles/books that take relational theory and make it english?

2003-11-19 Thread Whittle Jerome Contr NCI
Title: RE: Any articles/books that take relational theory and make it english? 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

Any articles/books that take relational theory and make it english?

2003-11-19 Thread ryan_oracle
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. Al