Database Books Recommendations

This cluster consists of Hacker News comments primarily recommending 'Designing Data-Intensive Applications' by Martin Kleppmann and other books like 'Readings in Database Systems' for understanding database architectures, storage engines, and distributed systems.

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joejerryronnie Aug 17, 2018 View on HN

Readings in Database Systems by Joseph Hellerstein and Michael Stonebrakerhttps://www.amazon.com/Readings-Database-Systems-Joseph-Hell...

mhuffman Sep 30, 2023 View on HN

This is the answer. But if they are going to, I would recommend a book called "Designing Data-Intensive Applications" by Martin Kleppmann. It is a book with the most clear communication on this topic and others that I have ever read. Even if you have a degree in CS, I think it is eye-opening to see how very complex ideas can be communicated vs the same ideas in textbooks.

keeeeeeeem Mar 16, 2022 View on HN

Try reading Designing Data-Intensive Applications.

wilgertvelinga Apr 23, 2020 View on HN

Best book on the subject: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23463279-designing-data-...

jimmytucson Aug 22, 2023 View on HN

Was it Designing Data Intensive Applications by Martin Kleppmann?https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/23463279

thedougd Jun 27, 2022 View on HN

I have to plug the "Designing Data-Intensive Applications" book. It dives deep into the inner workings of various database architectures.https://dataintensive.net/

willmeyers Aug 16, 2022 View on HN

If you're looking for books in databases, I'd recommend flipping through Designing Data-Intensive Applications and picking a topic that interests you and diving into the references. It's meant to be a high level overview. A lot of the value in the book is the references and recommended readings Kleppmann suggests in each chapter.other than that you would have to be more specific on what you're looking to learn.

meritt Jul 29, 2019 View on HN

For anyone eager to read something now, Designing Data-Intensive Applications [1] is an excellent and completed book that covers nearly all of the same material with significant depth.[1] https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Data-Intensive-Applications...

runevault Jun 22, 2022 View on HN

Look up Designing Data-Intensive Applications by O'Reilly.

LiamPa Jan 5, 2020 View on HN

Recommend ‘Designing data intensive applications’https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/designing-data-intensiv...