Readings in database systems
by Michael Stonebraker · first published 1998
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A curated collection of foundational database research papers, often called the Red Book. It traces original ideas and how they became standard, and offers research-level depth.
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…unfortunately it has been inactive for the past few months (Zimran where did you go?). My taste in anthologies tends towards collections of academic papers selected by an expert in the field - things like "Readings in Database Systems"[1]. I would certainly be interested in stuff of similar quality. I'm not a blogger - I just stay in the peanut gallery. One of these days I may try to self-publish some stuff from our internal wiki…
on “Startup feedback request: Fractal Press - We publish anthologies of blog posts” ↗Same as for SQL databases: Readings in Database Systems, 5th Edition -- Peter Bailis, Joseph M. Hellerstein, Michael Stonebraker, editors http://www.redbook.io/
on “Ask HN: Learning NoSQL, papers and books” ↗Way back in the day, I picked up a cheap ($5!!!) copy of Readings in Database Systems from Michael Stonebraker. I found it fascinating to read the original papers that proposed concepts, and then to see those concepts implemented and become the norm. What I didn't expect was the amount…
on “Serious flaws in SQL (1990)” ↗Readings in database systems http://www.redbook.io/
on “Ask HN: Recommendations on books/videos/information about modern Databases” ↗…relational way, this produces many tables with many NULL fields, while keeping it in a key value format is neat and tidy. I'd recommend the paper What Goes Around Comes Around[1], the first paper in Readings in Database Systems[2] [1] https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=73661829057771494... [2]redbook.io
on “MongoDB shares jump more than 30% in $192M IPO” ↗Some hardcore / research-level books are: The "red book": Readings in Database Systems, which is a collection of basic papers from the field. This is used by DB programs in top schools (eg. Berkeley). The "Jim Gray book": Transaction Processing. Look up Jim Gray to see why this may be…
on “Ask HN: Help me find a good databases textbook” ↗…there) Recovery in Parallel Database Systems by Svein-Olaf Hvasshovd - http://tinyurl.com/2dku75 Transaction Processing Systems by Krishnamurthy and Murthy - http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=131334 Readings in Database Systems by Stonebreaker - http://tinyurl.com/22btgh and of course Transaction Processing: Concepts and Techniques by Gray and Reuter - http://tinyurl.com/ywrx7a
on “Werner Vogels (Amazon CTO) on "Eventually Consistent"” ↗http://redbook.cs.berkeley.edu/bib4.html It's the list of papers in the book 'Readings in Database Systems'. Most are classics in the fields. Not easy to read, but it sure is fun.
on “A Brief History of Databases (2014)” ↗…whole thing: - "Database Systems: The Complete Book" by Hector Garcia-Molina Jeffrey D. Ullman Jennifer Widom - "Database Management Systems 3rd Edition" by Ramakrishnan About more modern stuff: - Readings in Database Systems - The Design and Implementation of Modern Column-Oriented Database Systems
on “Crafting Interpreters: Closures” ↗…- Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective - The Algorithm Design Manual - Mathematics for Computer Science - Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces - Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach - Readings in Database Systems - Crafting Interpreters - Designing Data-Intensive Applications
on “Books for Software Engineers in 2023” ↗…and Linux System Administration Handbook - The Practice of System and Network Administration - The Practice of Cloud System Administration - Tannenbaum's textbooks (operating systems / networks) - Readings in Database Systems
on “Ask HN: How to learn more about servers?” ↗This paper looked familiar to me, and it turns out it's because it's part of the 4th edition of Readings in Database Systems (or the Red Book). The 5th edition is freely available to read online, and is worth the read/skim. http://www.redbook.io/
on “What Goes Around Comes Around [pdf]” ↗Readings in Database Systems http://www.redbook.io/
on “Ask HN: Resources for Learning about Databases” ↗His book "Readings in Database Systems" 4th edition http://www.amazon.com/Readings-Database-Systems-Joseph-Helle...
on “Michael Stonebraker wins Turing Award” ↗Readings in Database Systems by Joseph Hellerstein and Michael Stonebraker https://www.amazon.com/Readings-Database-Systems-Joseph-Hell...
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