Re: WANTED: Book recommendations: general database stuff/informix

Posted in 1994

chrism@iconz.co.nz — Fri, 07 Oct 94 08:33:54 PDT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In article <epstein.781464552@ta6.cs.uiuc.edu>, <epstein@ta6.cs.uiuc.edu> writes: > Hi. I'm going to be starting a job soon which involves some database > work, specifically informix. Databases is not one of my strong suits, > so I was hoping to get pointers to some good books to help me out. > I'm interested in books that cover general database stuff (e.g. the > math and theory behind them), and also books that cover specifically > informix (I've actually already seen a post recommending informix > books -- INFORMIX-SQL a Tutorial and Reference by Tony Lacy-Thompson, > and Using Informix-SQL by Jonathan Leffler). My favourite db book is "Handbook of Relational Database Design" Candace C. Fleming & Barbara von Halle. Addison-Wesley ISBN 0-201-11434-8. It rips through the theory pretty quickly then gets to the guts. Like when to denormalise ...