On Thu, 28 Jan 2010, Simon Slavin wrote: > ... but that requires that you understand at least a bit of relational > databases theory. We've recently had questions from people who don't > understand an INDEX, or what you would want one, or how to make one which > is useful for a particular query. So I guess the lowest rung on learning > SQLite is something like "What is a relational database ?".
> Sorry, a little hobby-horse of mine. Simon, You'll find no disagreement here. I've seen too many "databases" that are flat-field because the creators have no idea on how to build a relational database by normalizing data. However, that's not specific to SQLite. There are many Web sites that can provide a good introduction. Google will turn them up. I will make the same argument about statistical software, particularly GIS for spatial analyses. Just because you teach someone how to use a word processor does not make her a writer. Holds true for any technical tool: if you don't know how to properly use the tool you can hurt yourself. Rich _______________________________________________ sqlite-users mailing list sqlite-users@sqlite.org http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users
