Logic and Relational Theory

Thoughts and Essays on Database Matters

Chris Date

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English

Technics Publications LLC
01 June 2020

Database programming; Computer science

This book is a revised, upgraded, and hugely improved version of an earlier one called Logic and Databases.

Although its effectively a brand new book, therefore, the following remarks from that earlier book are still relevant here.

First, logic and databases are inextricably intertwined.

The relational model itself is essentially just elementary logic, tailored to database needs.

Now, if youre a database professional, this wont be news to you -- but you still might not realize just how much everything we do in the database world is (or should be!) affected by logic.

Logic is fundamental, and everywhere. As a database professional, therefore, you owe it to yourself to understand the basics of formal logic, and you ought to be able to explain (and perhaps defend) the connections between formal logic and database technology.

And thats what this book is about.

What it does is show, through a series of partly independent, partly interrelated essays, just how various crucial aspects of database technology -- some of them very familiar, others maybe less so -- are solidly grounded in formal logic.

Overall, the goal is to help you realize the importance of logic in everything you do, and also, I hope, to help you see that logic can be fun.

By: Chris Date
Imprint: Technics Publications LLC
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 185mm,
Weight: 1.040kg
ISBN: 9781634628754
ISBN 10: 1634628756
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 01 June 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chris Date has a stature that is unique in the database industry. He is best known for his textbook An Introduction to Database Systems (Addison-Wesley), which has sold some 900,000 copies at the time of writing. He enjoys a reputation that is second to none for his ability to explain complex technical issues in a clear and understandable fashion. He was inducted into the Computing Industry Hall of Fame in 2004.