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Summary: I'd rather visit the dentist
Review: This book is about as much fun to read as a book about differential equations. Good concepts, but the context is very dry and puts me to sleep. I've been in the industry for several years, and I bought this book as a reference. But I find myself cringing every time I need to use it.
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Summary: I'd rather visit the dentist
Review: This book is about as much fun to read as a book about differential equations. Good concepts, but the context is very dry and puts me to sleep. I've been in the industry for several years, and I bought this book as a reference. But I find myself cringing every time I need to use it.
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Summary: Excellant Reference book
Review: This book is definately an excellant reference book. However beginners might as well buy books which explain basics in more detail.It does not get into the core concepts. This one , though serves as a good resource on solving some of the real life problems that are encoutered. Definately a Good investment
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Summary: Excellent book!
Review: This book is excellent. The subject matter is advanced but still easy to read and understand. The examples used in the book are varied and excellent illustrations of the problems discussed in the book. Many of the examples remind me of similar data modeling errors I have seen in my experience and give excellent methods of correcting the mistakes. I highly reccomend this book for the data modeler who is ready to go to the more advanced conecpts. (You must know basic data modeling concepts to understand this book, such as how to read diagrams, basic terminology, etc.)
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Summary: Improving your Models
Review: This book is not a database book, nor does it try to be that. For anyone who understands the role of logical data modelling, this book will prove to be a valuable addition to your professional bookshelf. It is filled with detailed examples of good & bad models, along with analyses that list the pros & cons of each approach. I'd recommend this to any intelligent professional who is moving into the data architect role, along with experienced modellers who are looking for analyses of data modelling implications.
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Summary: Excellent resource for any data modeller
Review: This book is really a "no-nonsense guide" for data modeller. However the diagram conventions are significantly different than found on some of the popular CASE tools. But overall I keep refering to this book.
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Summary: Poor choice for experienced modelers - just ok for beginners
Review: This book oversimplifies the examples and expects a leap of faith to truly understand the information engineering technique of data modeling. May be good in the class room; but in actual practice there are much better references available such as Silverston, Inmon, Kimball, and of course the Zachman framework.
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Summary: Poor choice for experienced modelers - just ok for beginners
Review: This book oversimplifies the examples and expects a leap of faith to truly understand the information engineering technique of data modeling. May be good in the class room; but in actual practice there are much better references available such as Silverston, Inmon, Kimball, and of course the Zachman framework.
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Summary: Implementation details
Review: When I had to create my first data model for an entire system, I instructed myself with this book and "Data Modeling For Information Professionals" by Bob Schmidt. Schmidt's book provided the theory, and this book provided the implementation rules and guidelines. I think the attribute rules probably helped me the most. The hierarchy rules, which were written in a way that I could relate to from an object-oriented perspective, were probably the next most helpful for me. I especially appreciated that the book's modeling notation matched the modeling tool I was using (Martin notation, with rectangular boxes, solid lines, little circles, hash marks and crow's feet, as opposed to something more UML-like with rounded boxes, dashed lines, little diamonds, and black balls.) The database I created with this book's help is still going strong. It's robust, flexible and extensible, in large part due to the wisdom I received from this book.
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Summary: Implementation details
Review: When I had to create my first data model for an entire system, I instructed myself with this book and "Data Modeling For Information Professionals" by Bob Schmidt. Schmidt's book provided the theory, and this book provided the implementation rules and guidelines. I think the attribute rules probably helped me the most. The hierarchy rules, which were written in a way that I could relate to from an object-oriented perspective, were probably the next most helpful for me. I especially appreciated that the book's modeling notation matched the modeling tool I was using (Martin notation, with rectangular boxes, solid lines, little circles, hash marks and crow's feet, as opposed to something more UML-like with rounded boxes, dashed lines, little diamonds, and black balls.) The database I created with this book's help is still going strong. It's robust, flexible and extensible, in large part due to the wisdom I received from this book.
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