Foundation for future database systems the third manifesto

• Main Authors: Date, C.J (Author), Darwen, Hugh (Author)
• Other Authors: Darwen, Hugh. Foundation for object/relational databases
• Format: Book
• Published: New Jersey Addison Wesley 2000; ©2000
• Edition: second Edition
• Subjects: Object-oriented databases; Relational databases
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 -- Places object databases into perspective and shows how they fit into the relational continuum. -- Includes important new relational algebra and database programming ideas, and a complete new model for database subtyping and inheritance. -- Includes a detailed review of SQL:1999 (SQL3) and the proposals of the Object Data Management Group (ODMG).Foundation for Future Database Systems: The Third Manifesto offers a comprehensive, insightful proposal for the future of object/relational database management systems. Date and Darwen present a precise, formal definition of an abstract model of data that can be used as a blueprint for designing both databases and database languages -- and as a rock-solid foundation for integrating relational and object technologies. This new Second Edition has been revised extensively, with major extensions to its inheritance model; new language proposals, and improved discussions of many key concepts. The book goes beyond formal specifications, with a detailed discussion of the rationale for each proposal. It will be essential reading for everyone with a serious interest in database technology.