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Data Model Patterns: Conventions of Thought (Hardcover)

by Richard Barker (Foreword), David C. Hay (Author)
2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 268 pages
  • Publisher: Dorset House Publishing Co Inc.,U.S. (8 Jan 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0932633293
  • ISBN-13: 978-0932633293
  • Product Dimensions: 25.7 x 17.8 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 438,175 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"occasionally a book comes along that can be considered a classic; that isn't tied to any particular product or version. David Hay's book, Data Model Patterns: Conventions of Thought, is such a book. . . . It should be mandatory reading before starting any major data modeling or application development task. No other author has gone beyond the theoretical methodology of creating a data model to actually present and analyze real-world models that we can use every day. This book is well written and well illustrated with numerous examples of the models discussed. This is a 'must buy' for your professional library."

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Analyzes data structures common to many types of businesses in areas such as accounting, material requirements planning, process manufacturing, contracts, laboratories, and documents, for analysts who have learned the basics of data modeling (or entity/relationship modeling) but who need more insigh

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars A rather dated book; now a disappointment, 8 Jan 2005
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This is a very basic text and a real disappointment. The patterns presented are simplistic and provide little new insight for experienced modellers.

Avoid this book - there are much better books on data modelling, patterns and analysis available - for example Analysis Patterns by Martin Fowler.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars A rather dated book; now a disappointment, 30 April 1999
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There is a lot of positive word-of-mouth about this book.

However, when I recently read it I found it a real disappointment.

Maybe it was an important book when it was published but it has now been superceded by considerably more interesting and complete books on the subjects of patterns and modelling (for example Analysis Patterns by Martin Fowler).

The patterns presented are often rather simplistic and provide little new insight for experienced modellers.

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1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable Data Modelling Reference, 15 Jul 1998
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Allegorically speaking, David Hay has taught his readers how to fish, where many other attempts to reveal the art of data modelling have merely provided one meal. Mr. Hay articulates the abstract concepts of data modelling in a clear and very readable manner, and leads us to a deeper understanding of the basic patterns common to all modelling tasks. Anyone familiar with Richard Barker's Case* Method series will find this book to be an excellent companion to that series.
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