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A more specific recommendation: _An Introduction to Database Systems_ by C. J. Date. Be warned that he's got an axe to grind - He's often critical of SQL becau
by silentbicycle 16y ago
A more specific recommendation: _An Introduction to Database Systems_ by C. J. Date.
Be warned that he's got an axe to grind - He's often critical of SQL because it doesn't live up to the mathematical elegance of the relational model. (I happen to agree with him.) He knows his stuff, though.
- msg 16y agoIf you want the Cliffs notes of the textbook, read Date's Database in Depth: Relational Theory for Practitioners. You might want to read it a couple of times though.