Re: [Philly Lambda] RSVP - August 24th - "The Relational Model, not SQL" by Michael Glaesemann

[Aaron Feng <aaron.feng@gmail.com>]

Just a reminder that the meeting is tonight at Drexel room 149.

See you all there.

Aaron

On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 7:50 AM, Aaron Feng <aaron.feng@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I don't have the location 100% ironed out yet, but most likely it will
> be at Drexel again.
> As usual, we will start the meeting at 6:30PM, but the door will be
> opened at 6PM.
>
> I currently don't have a food sponsor.  If your company would like to
> sponsor it, please
> let me know.
>
> RSVP if you plan to come:
>
> http://www.doodle.com/ux2f8iau4stwa7gb
>
> Below is the abstract:
>
> Most people know relational databases through the lens of SQL as it's by far the
> most popular language used to access relational databases. However, SQL is far
> from perfect tool for expressing fully all of the concepts of the Relational
> Model, the mathematical theory that provides the foundation for working with
> relational databases.
>
> Take a tour of the Relational Model, learn to see SQL in a new perspective,
> hear about alternatives to SQL, and even discuss what might make a
> better system!
>
> Aaron
>