Sound design can save you hours of development time before you write a single line of code. Based on the author's years of experience teaching this material, Database Design for Mere Mortals is a straightforward, platform-independent tutorial on the basic principles of relational database design. Database design expert Michael J. Hernandez introduces the core concepts of design theory and method without the technical jargon. Database Design for Mere Mortals will provide any developer with a common-sense design methodology for developing databases that work. 0201694719B04062001
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Relational databases are powerful tools for organizing data, but learning to use them effectively can be painful. Relational Database Design for Mere Mortals explains the concepts of relational-database design in an easy-to-digest fashion that covers both the theoretical underpinnings and their practical implications. Hernandez covers all the basics--table and field structure, keys, relationships, business rules, and more--but always keeps his feet on the ground with advice for real-world implementations and a particularly strong section on analyzing your current database infrastructure.
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Sound design can save you hours of development time before you write a single line of code. Based on the author's years of experience teaching this material, Database Design for Mere Mortals is a straightforward, platform-independent tutorial on the basic principles of relational database design. Database design expert Michael J. Hernandez introduces the core concepts of design theory and method without the technical jargon. Database Design for Mere Mortals will provide any developer with a common-sense design methodology for developing databases that work. 0201694719B04062001
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No, this is not the book for you if you have extensive experience in software design and have already absorbed the basic concepts of database design by osmosis.
This is a book for "mere mortals," just like it says. I'm a reasonably smart, reasonably well-educated person who had some computer experience, but didn't even really know what a relational database was. Through circumstances too odd to mention, I was given primary responsibility for designing a commercial web application.
I read this book cover to cover, and designed the database that became the core of the product. The product actually works, and seems to be selling. Later in the development cycle, I worked with a brilliant MIT-trained software engineer, and he found my basic db design just ducky.
I definitely owe Mr. Hernandez a beer. Figured writing this review was a reasonable substitute.
Von Bruce Pierson
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This is the BEST book there is for learning about DB design from the ground up. It moves very quickly from theory to how to practically implement a robust DB design. It assumes no knowledge, but by the end of the book you WILL be able to sit in discussions with MIS and understand and contribute to the discussion. I don't want to leave the impression, however, that this skips the hard topics: far from it. It covers Business Rules and even has some excellent forms that you can copy from the book and use in your information-gathering sessions.
Bottom Line: Get this book and get the big picture, then get the specialized book for your DBMS.
Von John Leo Mencias
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Designing a simple database, especially one that does not need to store transaction-related data, is supposed to be a straightforward process. And this book affirms this fact. Starting from a real-world situation (though somewhat oversimplified), the author takes you through a series of clearly-defined and practical steps to finish with a robust and well-designed database: ready for setting up in anyone of the more popular DBMS programs. Well, almost... The author does not discuss or even mention other design parameters, such as access mechanisms and indexes, that should be set in order to tune the database for speed and efficiency. You'll need to consult a higher-level text such as 'Handbook of Relational Database Design' by Fleming et al for this and more in-depth stuff.
This book serves as a complete, stand-alone tutorial if all you want to do is set up a simple database, and where the emphasis is on how the data should be best organized to fulfill any request for information that is based on the data. Otherwise, it is a solid introductory text or even a refresher that should make you excited about databases and the irreplaceable role they play in a world where 'information the way you want it' is king!
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Database Design for Mere First Graders
This book does a good job of explaining how a relational database works but has its downfalls. One of the most important topics, Entity Relationship Diagrams, is almost entirely... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 19. September 2000 von "bradya"
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Two thumbs up for Database Design for Mere Mortals!
I found this book to be an absolute must-read for the beginning database designer. The author shared the fundamentals of database design in this logical, 1-2-3 step handbook. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 30. Mai 2000 veröffentlicht
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Excellent book for understanding database theory
This book is excellent for understanding database theory. Please note it does not tell you how to use any one specific database program, but it allows you to understand what is... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 22. Mai 2000 von Aimee Eppes
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Excellent Fundamentals
I challenge anyone with little or no design experience to read this book and look back a year or two from now and say anything other than 'this is a great book! Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 19. April 2000 von Tom Byrnes
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Great book if you need direction on where to start
This should be the first book you read on relational databases. Read this book BEFORE taking courses or starting to work on specific database implementation software. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 11. April 2000 von P. Lemieux
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Programmer from Virginia, USA
If you want to learn the proper approach to the logical design aspects of relational databases, read this book. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 22. März 2000 veröffentlicht
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Excellent concepts for all database designers
I was first introduced to this book in College while I was learning relational database design and modeling concepts. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 14. März 2000 veröffentlicht
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Too Basic.
If you have ever attended a course of Relational Database Design in school, you would want to look somewhere else, its too basic. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 7. März 2000 von "rahulbiswas"
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For beginners - darn good start.
Ok - so I agree with most everyone else - for my exposure to databases it was a ways below my level. But for a beginner it is a great book... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 9. Februar 2000 von J. A. Maucieri
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A Very Good Introduction!
I am new to this area of data modeling and database design. After reading this book I feel it gave me a good foundation for success. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 28. Januar 2000 von Michael Bertoni
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