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Database Design and Implementation
* Covering the traditional database system concepts from a systems perspective, this book addresses the functionality that database systems provide as well as what algorithms and design decisions will best implement their functionality
* Describes what Java tools and techniques will best help developers build an application that uses a database system
* Contains a fully functional database system that allows readers to examine and modify the code
* Describes what Java tools and techniques will best help developers build an application that uses a database system
* Contains a fully functional database system that allows readers to examine and modify the code
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784 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2008
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January 12, 2025
Great book if you're following along with either your own implementation or the Java codebase from the book. Read this as part of Phil Eaton's software internals book club:
It was cool to have the author himself as part of the book club, thanks Edward Sciore.
The material is definitely not holistic nor up to date with what is going on in the world of database engineering, but I think as a pedagogical tool for getting acquainted with DB's as a first brush it is fantastic. Each chapter gives you just enough on the topic to get some basic grounding and a basic API design to go along with that part of the DB. I think the code is meant to be intentionally naive, it is really just there to provide the building blocks for composing a simple DB, and you can extend it/redesign it as you like when you do your own coding.
TL;DR maybe not the best if you already know a lot about DB internals, but for a newcomer I think it was great.
It was cool to have the author himself as part of the book club, thanks Edward Sciore.
The material is definitely not holistic nor up to date with what is going on in the world of database engineering, but I think as a pedagogical tool for getting acquainted with DB's as a first brush it is fantastic. Each chapter gives you just enough on the topic to get some basic grounding and a basic API design to go along with that part of the DB. I think the code is meant to be intentionally naive, it is really just there to provide the building blocks for composing a simple DB, and you can extend it/redesign it as you like when you do your own coding.
TL;DR maybe not the best if you already know a lot about DB internals, but for a newcomer I think it was great.
November 23, 2024
Most comprehensive and detailed book I found so far on relational database design and implementation. All the way from theory to actual running code in java. The other books mostly lack the details code and software engineering perspective in implementation which this one provided. Recommended.
December 28, 2024
The depth of the topics covered makes this a challenging read to fully grasp in a single pass. The book demands—and deserves—repeated readings to truly absorb its insights. A compelling choice for anyone serious about understanding the fundamental mechanics of database systems.
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