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Summary: Best book amout Data Modeling and Design
Review: The best book in print for a description of the total process of database design. Leads the user through a methodology for capturing and analyzing business rules.
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Summary: The best on REAL relational design
Review: The core information in this book is as valid as it has ever been, even if it's 10 years old. The rules are really very simple, but are almost never followed in practice. This book served as the reference for my first really large database design project, and at its conclusion, we had the most stable, thoroughly documented, and good performing database my company had ever produced. It wasn't magic, it was just following the steps methodically, especially the emphasis on capturing business rules. It's just the best.
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Summary: Nothing new here - much better books available
Review: This book is basic and lacking anything new - perhaps becauseit is more than 12 years old. I picked it up at a library, and wasthankful that I didn't pay for it myself. Don't you just hate when you pay for a book that doesn't tell you anything and is basically out-of-date. I read the other comments about this book and was awed at their comment. I guess it's the old saying "To each his own". END
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Summary: Great reference book
Review: This book is the best of it's kind. Only after getting several chapters into it did I realize it was printed in 1989.
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Summary: Best book of its kind !
Review: This book is the best of it's kind. Only after getting several chapters into it did I realize it was printed in 1989.
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Summary: Clear distinction between ERM and the relational Model
Review: This book teaches a product independant step by step approach to design a relational database. The autors clearly differentiate between data modeling (ERM) and Relational Database Design. Even if the book is older than 10 years, it is very helpful to design databases with current products like Oracle 9i, DB2 V8 etc.
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Summary: Great book - is prime for a second edition
Review: This is a great book. It is detailed and well written. It offers almost total immersion in the subject. There are no "cute" editorial distractions from the subject and the authors are direct in their approach. Although the concepts presented are still sound, it would be nice to see a second edition to keep pace with the current IT environment. Great read.
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Summary: The Best Intro RDBMS Book
Review: This is the best intro RDBMS book out there. It explains everything you need to know to design a database. It isn't vendor documentation and isn't trying to be. There are some areas that would benefit from a second edition but nothing in it is patently "wrong" or "out-dated."
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Summary: The Best Intro RDBMS Book
Review: This is the best intro RDBMS book out there. It explains everything you need to know to design a database. It isn't vendor documentation and isn't trying to be. There are some areas that would benefit from a second edition but nothing in it is patently "wrong" or "out-dated."
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