PRACTICAL DATABASE FOUNDATIONS PAPERS

by Fabian Pascal

01/01/11 #4 v.2: THE FINAL NULL IN THE COFFIN

01/01/11 #3 v.3: THE COSTLY ILLUSION: NORMALIZATION, INTEGRITY AND PERFORMANCE

01/01/11 #2 v.4: BUSINESS MODELING FOR DATABASE DESIGN

01/01/11 #1 v.2: TRULY RELATIONAL: WHAT IT REALLY MEANS

Double Paper Combo (with C. J. Date)

01/01/11 WHAT FIRST NORMAL FORM MEANS NOT by F. Pascal

06/01/03 WHAT FIRST NORMAL FORM REALLY MEANS by C. J. Date

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The PRACTICAL DATABASE FOUNDATIONS series are a set of originally written papers, available exclusively from this site, the objective of which is to explain to IT practitioners the scientific foundation of data management and its practical implications that are not addressed by, or are distorted in the industry, have not been sufficiently or properly clarified, and/or are widely misunderstood.

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Last updated: 12/31/2010

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