CMU 15-721 (Spring 2016) Database Systems

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Post by snaga » Fri, Jul 08, 2016, 3:39 AM UTC

CMU 15-721 (Spring 2016) Database Systems
15721.courses.cs.cmu.edu

Re: CMU 15-721 (Spring 2016) Database Systems

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Post by curiousDog » Fri, Jul 08, 2016, 6:42 AM UTC

Professors like Andy Pavlo are probably the best thing to happen in the Database area. Existing DBMS courses are very outdated and most profs teaching them lack passion. It's always the same boring exercises from the "cow" textbook. In his words, he's "trill as fuck"

Re: CMU 15-721 (Spring 2016) Database Systems

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jul 08, 2016, 6:53 AM UTC

curiousDog wrote: post #2

Professors like Andy Pavlo are probably the best thing to happen in the Database area. Existing DBMS courses are very outdated and most profs teaching them lack passion. It's always the same boring exercises from the "cow" textbook. In his words, he's "trill as fuck"

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Re: CMU 15-721 (Spring 2016) Database Systems

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Post by stale2002 » Fri, Jul 08, 2016, 7:01 AM UTC

From the syllabus:

" Trigger Warning: The material presented in this lecture uses explicit language and discusses certain situations in database management systems that may be triggering to some students."

Re: CMU 15-721 (Spring 2016) Database Systems

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Post by ben_jones » Fri, Jul 08, 2016, 7:11 AM UTC

stale2002 wrote: post #4

From the syllabus: " Trigger Warning: The material presented in this lecture uses explicit language and discusses certain situations in database management systems that may be triggering to some students."

Where? [1]

[1]:http://15721.courses.cs.cmu.edu/spring2016/syllabus.html

Re: CMU 15-721 (Spring 2016) Database Systems

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Post by efeamadasun » Fri, Jul 08, 2016, 7:19 AM UTC

ben_jones wrote: post #5

stale2002 wrote: post #4

From the syllabus: " Trigger Warning: The material presented in this lecture uses explicit language and discusses certain situations in database management systems that may be triggering to some students."

Where? [1] [1]: http://15721.courses.cs.cmu.edu/spring2016/syllabus.html

At the very bottom of the course schedule here [1]

[1]:http://15721.courses.cs.cmu.edu/spring2016/schedule.html

Re: CMU 15-721 (Spring 2016) Database Systems

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jul 08, 2016, 7:22 AM UTC

ben_jones wrote: post #5

stale2002 wrote: post #4

From the syllabus: " Trigger Warning: The material presented in this lecture uses explicit language and discusses certain situations in database management systems that may be triggering to some students."

Where? [1] [1]: http://15721.courses.cs.cmu.edu/spring2016/syllabus.html

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Re: CMU 15-721 (Spring 2016) Database Systems

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Post by rdtsc » Fri, Jul 08, 2016, 7:24 AM UTC

stale2002 wrote: post #4

From the syllabus: " Trigger Warning: The material presented in this lecture uses explicit language and discusses certain situations in database management systems that may be triggering to some students."

> material presented in this [...] may be triggering to some students."

Can't be serious as I didn't see MUMPS in the list.

(Who gets that joke wins a free trip to Wisconsin)

Re: CMU 15-721 (Spring 2016) Database Systems

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Post by B1FF_PSUVM » Fri, Jul 08, 2016, 7:46 AM UTC

Nicely designed pages, especially the Schedule one. 1996-clean, but with make-up ...

Also got curious about the 'Piazza' top link, looks like an external forum system: https://piazza.com/cmu/spring2016/15721/home (49 students, 273 posts, 3 staff, but nothing much public)

Re: CMU 15-721 (Spring 2016) Database Systems

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Post by znpy » Fri, Jul 08, 2016, 9:08 AM UTC

Awesome, I was just looking for a course in database systems.

It's a pity that Jennifer Widom's db-class isn't offered anymore in a classical manner (I don't like self-paced minicourses).

EDIT: Oh, it's a course in database systems internals, not basics... Does anyone know of a good introductory course in databases ?