- Paperback: 656 pages
- Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill (1 Sep 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0078824745
- ISBN-13: 978-0078824746
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 18.5 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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An authorised guide to fully exploiting the object oriented capabilities of Oracle8 as well as covering the areas of database design system requirements such as changes to records, data entry errors and basic transaction history.
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Unique blend of logical + physical database design concepts
In writing this book, we had two goals. First, we tried to cover a broad range of data modeling topics from the basics to advanced modeling techniques including recursion and generic modeling. But, this is not just a theoretical book. Equal attention is given to database design issues. We have included the topics of table design, naming conventions, and datatype domains. In addition, the book discusses Oracle8 relational and object-relational design in detail, including sample relational as well as object-relational SQL code for every concept presented.
In writing this book, we had two goals. First, we tried to cover a broad range of data modeling topics from the basics to advanced modeling techniques including recursion and generic modeling. But, this is not just a theoretical book. Equal attention is given to database design issues. We have included the topics of table design, naming conventions, and datatype domains. In addition, the book discusses Oracle8 relational and object-relational design in detail, including sample relational as well as object-relational SQL code for every concept presented.
This combination of logical and physical database design topics is what makes the book unique. In our company, Dulcian, Inc., we have designed and implemented many database systems. In Oracle8 Design Using UML Object Modeling, we have distilled our theoretical philosophy of database design as well as including practical information about how we implement these designs in real world systems.
Over the last few years, there has been a steady movement towards generic, object-oriented techniques in database design. Simultaneously, the Unified Modeling Language (UML) has emerged as the standard for object-oriented analysis and design. Therefore all modeling examples are shown using both traditional Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERDs) and UML.
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Format:Paperback
Even though this book says it is about Oracle, it really is useful for many other databases (like the Informix we use). The writing is very engaging and understandable. The topics covered do a very good job of explaining how to map ER diagrams into UML.
I was particularly pleased with the practical tips presented.
Format:Paperback
Personally I enjoyed this book a lot. It advocates much which is sensible and useful such as a single logical and physical model, as well as demonstrating many useful and practical modeling patterns. I thought that the piece on use of inheritance was weak and I mark it down for that. Otherwise, it teaches many of the best OO approaches for modeling using composition, role players and gives an excellent explanation of how to do time related modeling and versioning. An ideal book for reconciling traditional db design with modern java development.
Format:Paperback
I am often disappointed with technical books because they lack the practical advice that I need to get my job done. This is definitely not the case with Dorsey and Hudicka's book on Oracle 8 Object modeling with UML.
The authors have provided Oracle Developers and modelers with a book that addressees not only the background and issues associated with object and object-relational modeling but suggests numerous ways to incorporate these concepts into your application designs.
The book provides an excellent introduction to the world of relational and object-relational design. There is an appropriate amount of material in the beginning of the book to bring you up to speed if you are not familiar with relational modeling concepts (which most of us are) and object modeling concepts using UML (which most of us aren't). If you have to learn one object notation methodology, UML (Unified Modeling Language) is the one you should learn. A chapter on UML introduces you using the notation, which is then used throughout remainder of the book.
These basic concepts are then quickly built upon . The authors next walk you through basic object database construction looking at such key concepts as class/entity definitions, logical and physical naming conventions and dealing with domains and list of values.
These concepts are further extended to examine the relationships between entities and classes. More advanced concepts like recursive structures, cyclical structures and N-ary relationships are explained in detail with working examples to show you how to put these concepts into action.
The last section of the book deals with more advanced concepts like the ability to handle time-related relationships along with mechanisms for making your models more generic, implementing business rules and denormalizations.
The authors have put a lot of thought and hard work into the organization of the text and the topics are well explained. The examples used throughout the book are the icing on the cake that helped me understand the concepts. If you are a serious Oracle developer that is just moving into object-relational modeling, this book will definitely play an important part in teaching you the necessary concepts and approaches to be taken in your Oracle8 applications.
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Poor writing makes this book impossible to enjoy.
I had to buy this book for my graduate database course and I ended up returning it to the bookstore and getting my money back. Read more
Published on 26 April 1999
Excellent. Applies UML theoretics into practical Oracle
Contrary to what tool vendors may be saying, UML is difficult. This book goes along way into clearly explaining those difficult concepts and then applying them to practical... Read more
Published on 2 Feb 1999
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