Data Model Patterns: Conventions of Thought
"Would you rather not reinvent the wheel? Do you have better things to do with your time? If so, you may be interested in David Hay's book Data Model Patterns. . . . Hay does an excellent job of extracting the essence of each 'thing' in order to deal with it as more of an abstraction. This results in much simpler and more powerful data models that are less dependent on cosmetic variation. . . . Once you begin to see these new patterns, you will have a new way of viewing the world of data." --Patrick O'Brien, St. Louis DAMA Newsletter"Occasionally a book comes along that can be considered a classic; that isn't tied to any particular product or version. David Hay's book, Data Model Patterns: Conventions of Thought, is such a book. . . . This is a book that can and should be used for years. No matter what your job function in the RDBMS industry, you'll find great value from this book. It should be mandatory reading before starting any major data modeling or application development task. No other author has gone beyond the theoretical methodology of creating a data model to actually present and analyze real-world models that we can use every day. This book is well written and well illustrated with numerous examples of the models discussed. This is a 'must buy' for your professional library." --Warren Capps, Oracle Developer". . . one of the practical values of your book is the set of 'ready to use' models for the most typical applications in many industries. . . . You express your ideas in very simple and easy to understand language. This is how I think such books should be written." --Mark Gokman, New York Power Authority--This text refers to thePaperbackedition.