Arthur wrote: > I don't remember SQL and database ever coming up here.... > Where does it fit into the CS curriculum?
It is typically its own course (it takes a completely different attitude than "another programming language"). Most programmers "pick it up" after school. Usually they "don't want to understand," but "just have to get this coded." There are too many texts that cater to that attitude, to the detriment of the consumer. This attitude leads to bad (inefficient), product-specific SQL. The best texts I've found for DB for the programmer are Joe Celko's books; he has a good blend of practical and enough theory to steer it. He is also one of the few practical programming authors to write about how to write in SQL without picking a single vendor and teaching you how to use their product. --Scott David Daniels [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list Edu-sig@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig
