C.J. Date has a stature that is unique within the database industry. C.J. is a prolific writer, and is well-known for his best-selling textbook: An Introduction to Database Systems (Addison Wesley). C.J. is an exceptionally clear-thinking writer who can lay out principles and theory in a way easily understood by his audience.
Webcast: View Updating: How to Make it Work January 30, 2013
In this webcast presentation, the overall message is: Views in general are just as updatable as base tables are! Attend this webcast and see why this isn't as extravagant a claim as it might seem.
Webcast: Nullology: The Zen of Database May 07, 2010
Nullology is the study of the empty set. Of course, sets crop up all over the place in the database world; but the question is--and it's a crucial one--what happens if the set under consideration happens to be empty? For example, a relation contains ...
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--Dr. Patrick Hill, BCS - The Chartered Institute for IT
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--Matthew Bates, Compsoc Book Reviews
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--Matthew Helmke, MatthewHelmke.net
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--Sheeri K. Cabral, Database Team Lead and MySQL Evangelist
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