Comments on: Database Implementation Languages http://www.donniepinkston.net/2007-02-15/database-implementation-languages.html (there are many more like it, but this one is mine) Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:31:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ben http://www.donniepinkston.net/2007-02-15/database-implementation-languages.html#comment-2544 Ben Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:18:23 +0000 http://www.donniepinkston.net/2007-02-15/database-implementation-languages.html#comment-2544 Very cool. Very cool.

]]> By: donnie http://www.donniepinkston.net/2007-02-15/database-implementation-languages.html#comment-2537 donnie Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:25:23 +0000 http://www.donniepinkston.net/2007-02-15/database-implementation-languages.html#comment-2537 I want to implement a database to use in a course about implementing databases, yes. The course about relational database theory and usage is nearly complete by now, but an appropriate second half to such a course would be relational database implementation. There are one or two such systems floating around out there - the most interesting one is <a href="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dbbook/openAccess/Minibase/minibase.html" rel="nofollow">Minibase</a>. But I want to avoid C and C++ if I can. The idea is to model this course on CS134 - although the students are supposed to write a compiler, if they happen to blow any of the assignments, they can complete subsequent assignments using code that Jason provides them. Same idea here - I don't want students getting in trouble because they can't figure out how to implement a query optimizer or a write-ahead log. I don't quite know how many units yet. This will probably be offered next year, so I have some time to work on all the details. I want to implement a database to use in a course about implementing databases, yes. The course about relational database theory and usage is nearly complete by now, but an appropriate second half to such a course would be relational database implementation.

There are one or two such systems floating around out there - the most interesting one is Minibase. But I want to avoid C and C++ if I can.

The idea is to model this course on CS134 - although the students are supposed to write a compiler, if they happen to blow any of the assignments, they can complete subsequent assignments using code that Jason provides them. Same idea here - I don’t want students getting in trouble because they can’t figure out how to implement a query optimizer or a write-ahead log.

I don’t quite know how many units yet. This will probably be offered next year, so I have some time to work on all the details.

]]> By: Ben http://www.donniepinkston.net/2007-02-15/database-implementation-languages.html#comment-2535 Ben Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:49:15 +0000 http://www.donniepinkston.net/2007-02-15/database-implementation-languages.html#comment-2535 Do I understand correctly that you are going to write your own database to teach a database class? Wow, that sounds hard core. How many units is the class? Do I understand correctly that you are going to write your own database to teach a database class? Wow, that sounds hard core. How many units is the class?

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