Miguel A Paraz wrote: > Speaking of, I find myself lacking in database theory know-how. > I really found it so boring back in college, but it's essential now.
Referring to this earlier thread on databases, I am just curious to know what text is used in undergrad database courses. Is it "An Introduction to Database Systems" by C.J. Date? http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0201385902/ I noticed that a local reprint (P495) of this at National, so I assume that at least one major university must be using this --- UP, Ateneo, De La Salle University? Whatever is used, could it be said that the graduates of these schools (those who took and passed the database course) would be well versed in the substance/content of this C.J. Date text, and that while perhaps not having the benefit of long experience designing databases, or long experience with specific implementations such as Oracle or MySQL or PostgreSQL, they would nevertheless have a solid theoretical foundation and thus be in a excellent position to properly DESIGN databases (databases, not database implementations) in the real world? __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
