Grier, David Alan (Author)
IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
Volume: 34, no. 4
Issue: 4
Pages: 9-17
Edition Details: Part of a special issue on relational database management systems.
Language: English
E.F. Codd developed his relational database concept within a community that was attempting to create a general-purpose machine for retrieving and reasoning with data. Rather than just making progress toward that goal, this article argues that Codd's accomplishment marked the end of that effort and traces the heritage of the relational database system as it relates to the concept of an information system.
...MoreArticle Darwen, H. (2012) The Relational Model: Beginning of an Era. IEEE Annals of the History of Computing (pp. 30-37).
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