DESIGNING EFFECTIVE DATABASE SYSTEMS

"RIORDAN COVERS CORE SKILLS FOR ANY DEVELOPER--DATABASE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT--IN A PERFECT AMOUNT OF DETAIL. THIS BOOK SHOULD BE ON EVERY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPER'S READING LIST."--DUNCAN MACKENZIE, DEVELOPER, MICROSOFT (MSDN)"DESIGNING A DATABASE IS NOT A TRIVIAL SUBJECT. RIORDAN BRINGS EXPERIENCE AND CLEAR EXPLANATIONS TO A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT."--PATRICK BIRCH, DATABASE AND TECHNICAL WRITING CONSULTANT"IF YOU BUY ONLY ONE BOOK ON DATABASE DESIGN, MAKE IT THIS ONE. RIORDAN HAS A TALENT FOR EXPLAINING TECHNICAL ISSUES IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE, WITHOUT OVER SIMPLIFYING."--BRENDAN REYNOLDS, DEVELOPER, DATASET IT SYSTEMS AND MICROSOFT ACCESS MVP"A BOOK THAT WILL EXPERTLY GUIDE YOU IN HOW TO DEVELOP A DATABASE FOR A CLIENT-- AND HOW TO DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME!"--KENNETH D. SNELL, PH.D., ACCESS DEVELOPER AND MICROSOFT ACCESS MVP "RIORDAN HAS PRODUCED A UNIQUE BOOK THAT BRINGS TOGETHER A FORMAL, YET COMMONSENSE, APPROACH TO RELATIONAL DATABASE DESIGN...AND THEN GOES FURTH