- Paperback: 480 pages
- Publisher: Addison Wesley; 1 edition (19 Dec 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0201694719
- ISBN-13: 978-0201694710
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 18.8 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 515,978 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Database Design for Mere Mortals: A Hands-on Guide to Relational Database Design, Second Edition lets us know from the off that programmers and software architects don't really make a conscious decision to design an application (particularly one with online exposure) around the three-tier model-view-controller design pattern anymore. Three-tier, largely because of its adaptability and stability, is the norm. All of which means you need a database to underpin each of your applications. Designing your databases correctly can make the difference between slow-running, complicated code and software that's speedy, modular and easy to work with. Database Design for Mere Mortals prepares someone with only a passing familiarity with databases for the important job of building the persistence layer (also called the data model) for software.
Michael Hernandez explains database design in tradesman's terms. That is, he shows his readers how to identify the business problems that have to be satisfied by a database, then proceeds to explain how to build a solid solution to them. Hernandez's approach combines procedural guidelines (first identify critical facts, then apply a certain logic to yield tables, then establish cross-references, and so on) with practical definitions that clear up much of the rich trove of jargon surrounding databases. He walks through numerous examples, and doesn't shy away from the complexities that always exist in real customers' requirements. If you're not familiar with database design, and want to be, this is the book you need.
Topics covered: how to design databases that fit business requirements and make software construction easier. In addition to explaining relational database concepts, the author explains data integrity, null values, keys, table relationships (one-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many) and data types. He emphasises processes designers should follow in building a new database or improving an existing one. --David Wall, Amazon.com
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Sound design can save you hours of development time before you write a single line of code. Based on the author's years of experience teaching this material, Database Design for Mere Mortals is a straightforward, platform-independent tutorial on the basic principles of relational database design. Database design expert Michael J. Hernandez introduces the core concepts of design theory and method without the technical jargon. Database Design for Mere Mortals will provide any developer with a common-sense design methodology for developing databases that work. 0201694719B04062001
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Must buy,
By mr L G cameron "Mike" (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Database Design for Mere Mortals: A Hands-on Guide to Relational Database Design (Paperback)
I have never written a review before but this book deserves one because there are very few books, that actually achieve what it sets out to do. After buying more than 5 different design books, this is the only book that taught me very quickly how to design a sound database without all the jargon and complicated information sometimes contained in the other books. If you read this book from cover to cover you will learn to design a database correctly what more could you ask for. The only thing I think should have been included is a cd showing what the exercises look like in a real database, so you can see the design taking shape. Otherwise nothing else bad to say.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Concise and well laid out,
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This review is from: Database Design for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Relational Database Design (Paperback)
This book is fantastic if you have no clue about database design. It gives you a clear and concise guide to design and includes well laid out examples. It hides itself from any technical jargons and it is a great book for you if you have never created databases but you are keen to get going. It is laid out in a way so that you are able to grasp the basic overview of the topic first and then it takes each idea and explores in greater detail. The useful thing about this book I guess is that it contains a summary at the end of each chapter that gives you a quick insight about what you should already know.If you are confused and want a easy-to-read book to get started, choose this book and you'll be well on your way.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great place to start your education about databases.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Database Design for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Relational Database Design (Paperback)
I constructed and managed a database for a non-profit organization. Then I took two courses on Microsofts' Access (up through the advanced level). Finally, I read Michael Hernandez' book. Thanks to Mr. Hernandez' clear and thorough explanation of relational database design, I'm ready to start over again and do things the right way. It's more fun to get right into the program and start designing flashy database reports made so easy by "wizards", but I assure you that your probability of success and enjoyment will increase dramatically if you postpone instant gratification and learn the basics first. I've read the one star critics who prefer the "techy" books. While there are times when you wish that Mr. Hernandez were more succinct in explaining the steps to developing a good relational database, the benefits of his plain langauge system far outweigh the more tedious parts of the book. I suspect that the more advanced books will be more understa! ndable after reading "Database Design for Mere Mortals." Mr. Hernandez has done a good deed for us mortals who want to learn the basics about relational database design.
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