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by boogerlad 1191 days ago
There are: https://github.com/agentm/project-m36
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gnufx 1191 days ago
I don't know specifically how Dated it is, but https://people.csail.mit.edu/jaffer/slib/Relational-Database... might also be of interest.
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jameshart 1191 days ago
> how Dated it is

Is this… a Chris Date pun?

You should have said it “Codd also be of interest”.

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eternalban 1191 days ago
Finally, Chris Date's name is mentioned in this thread. It was curious that the Darwen's pdf mentions him in asides. Did they have a falling out?

https://cs.stackexchange.com/questions/99350/did-date-and-da...

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emmelaich 1191 days ago
He is listed in the acknowledgements ...

> ... Chris Date saw early drafts and suggested several improvements.

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eternalban 1191 days ago
Ah. Thanks, didn't see that.
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pasc1878 1191 days ago
Also mentioned in the paper as producing a corresponding paper at the same time.
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bob1029 1191 days ago
Funny coincidence. I just picked up Database in Depth from AbeBooks a week ago... ChatGPT brought his book up in a fever dream QA session regarding database normalization and I figured I'd give it a look.
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