Database system implementation
by Hector Garcia-Molina, Jeffrey D. Ullman, Jennifer D. Widom · first published 1999
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…not always) available on his website: https://people.ok.ubc.ca/rlawrenc/teaching/404/notes/index.h... (2) Garcia-Molina, Ullman and Widom's book and courses taught on their work: http://www.amazon.ca/Database-System-Implementation-Hector-G... http://infolab.stanford.edu/~ullman/dbsi.html
on “LittleD – SQL database for IoT, can run queries in 1KB” ↗…clarify. It's definitely a good idea to have prior general knowledge of database internals before reading an "internals" book. I'm not sure if it's out of date, but my favorite book on the topic was "Database System Implementation" by Garcia-Molina et al. I found it to be super-readable. What I like about the "internals" book is you get to see a real, specific database up close, warts and all. It gives you a different perspective…
on “Ask HN: What language-agnostic programming books should I read?” ↗If you want something more advanced and fundamental, I'd recommend classic Database System Implementation[0] by Hector Garcia-Molina; Jennifer D. Widom; Jeffrey D. Ullman. It's still relevant. Technologies change, but fundamental principles and algorithms... change order of magnitude slower. And yes, it's…
on “Advanced SQL and database books and resources” ↗