SQL is full of difficulties and traps for the unwary. You can avoid them if you understand relational theory, but only if you know how to put the theory into pr

SQL is full of difficulties and traps for the unwary. You can avoid them if you understand relational theory, but only if you know how to put the theory into pr

Because databases often stay in production for decades, careful design is critical to making the database serve the needs of your users over years, and to avoid

Time and Relational Theory provides an in-depth description of temporal database systems, which provide special facilities for storing, querying, and updating h

This book sheds light on the principles behind the relational model, which is fundamental to all database-backed applications--and, consequently, most of the wo