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View Updating and Relational Theory
Cj Date
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Description for View Updating and Relational Theory
Paperback. Views are a key part of database technology, but they're often considered read-only. In this book, Chris Date - a leading expert in relational databases - offers practical techniques that allow you to update the views that a database presents to you. Series: Theory in Practice. Num Pages: 260 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: UNAR. Category: (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 234 x 180 x 15. Weight in Grams: 440.
Views are virtual tables. That means they should be updatable, just as "real" or base tables are. In fact, view updatability isn't just desirable, it's crucial, for practical reasons as well as theoretical ones. But view updating has always been a controversial topic. Ever since the relational model first appeared, there has been widespread skepticism as to whether (in general) view updating is even possible. In stark contrast to this conventional wisdom, this book shows how views, just like base tables, can always be updated (so long as the updates don't violate any integrity constraints). More generally, it shows how ... Read more
Views are virtual tables. That means they should be updatable, just as "real" or base tables are. In fact, view updatability isn't just desirable, it's crucial, for practical reasons as well as theoretical ones. But view updating has always been a controversial topic. Ever since the relational model first appeared, there has been widespread skepticism as to whether (in general) view updating is even possible. In stark contrast to this conventional wisdom, this book shows how views, just like base tables, can always be updated (so long as the updates don't violate any integrity constraints). More generally, it shows how ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
O´Reilly Media United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Series
Theory in Practice
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
Sebastopol, United States
ISBN
9781449357849
SKU
V9781449357849
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About Cj Date
C.J. Date has a stature that is unique within the database industry. C.J. is a prolific writer, and is well-known for his best-selling textbook: An Introduction to Database Systems (Addison Wesley). C.J. is an exceptionally clear-thinking writer who can lay out principles and theory in a way easily understood by his audience.
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