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I took this course a year ago, and really enjoyed it. I never took a data base course at university, but I've been using some SQL over the years. Getting the th
by henrik_w 14y ago
I took this course a year ago, and really enjoyed it. I never took a data base course at university, but I've been using some SQL over the years. Getting the theoretical grounding was quite useful, and also seeing all the ways queries can be composed. And, professor Widom has a good sense of humor.
I still can't get over that all these courses (Coursera, Udacity, EdX etc) are available for free. Just amazing!
I've written about my impression of the course in more detail here: http://henrikwarne.com/2011/12/18/introduction-to-databases-on-line-learning-done-well/ http://henrikwarne.com/2011/12/18/introduction-to-databases-...
- philk10 14y agoThanks for the write-up, I'm enrolled and have been looking forward to it, now even more so after reading your description
- clyfe 14y agoI took this a while ago. The quality is exceptional and the explications very good and intuitive. Can't recommend it enough for people who want to learn about databases.
- jufo 14y agoThank you - I'm just starting this course, and your write-up has given me a much better idea of what to expect.