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by otis_inf 3953 days ago
> When it comes to relational databases, I can’t help thinking that something is missing. They’re used everywhere. There are many different databases: from the small and useful SQLite to the powerful Teradata. But, there are only a few articles that explain how a database works.

That's because the inner workings are really old, as in: emerged before blogging etc. was popular, hell before the internet was invented.

In the 'before/early internet days', we read books like 'An introduction to Database Systems' by C.J. Date. (I had to blow the dust off my copy to read the exact title ;)), which are more in depth than this article, but I like the article better, because it's more to the point and easier to understand. Well done!

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"An Introduction to Database Systems" is more about the relational model, whereas this article is more about the implementations.
Only chapter 5 and 6, the rest isn't. Are we talking about the same book?