PRACTICAL DATABASE FOUNDATIONS PAPERS

by Fabian Pascal

 

04/07 #2v3: BUSINESS MODELING FOR DATABASE DESIGN (Revised)

12/05 #4v2: THE FINAL NULL IN THE COFFIN

11/05 #3v2: THE COSTLY ILLUSION: NORMALIZATION, INTEGRITY AND PERFORMANCE

06/05 #1:   TRULY RELATIONAL: WHAT IT REALLY MEANS

 

Double Paper Combo (with C. J. Date)

06/03 #2: WHAT FIRST NORMAL FORM MEANS NOT by F. Pascal (Updated 03/04)

06/03 #1: WHAT FIRST NORMAL FORM REALLY MEANS by C. J. Date

 

 

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Last updated: 12/31/06