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CMU 15-721 Advanced Database Systems [video]

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Re: CMU 15-721 Advanced Database Systems [video]

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Post by jadc »

empthought wrote: post #8
voltagex_ wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Would you really start a junior off with this?

This course doesn't require any degree or work experience at all, so... yes?

Well this is a graduate level course so I wouldn't say it doesn't require any degree or work experience. In general the numbering scheme at CMU is xx-yyy where xx is the department code (15 for CS department) and yyy is the course number (where 500 and above is graduate level).

Re: CMU 15-721 Advanced Database Systems [video]

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Post by 616c »

I just started watching once I got home. The intro with the gangster rap is funny and stupidly awkward, but the value proposition/pitch of all these amazing rich people like Ellison show you how cool databases are does not gain traction with me. Will definitely download it all and watch it later for the technical bits, but does anyone like tech to not be a guy with a reputation for massive ego, inspiring work culture that is famously bad, and dating women of "undetermined age" (quoting the prof)? Zuckerberg is just as bad. I mean come on.

Re: CMU 15-721 Advanced Database Systems [video]

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Post by empthought »

jadc wrote: post #15
empthought wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This course doesn't require any degree or work experience at all, so... yes?

Well this is a graduate level course so I wouldn't say it doesn't require any degree or work experience. In general the numbering scheme at CMU is xx-yyy where xx is the department code (15 for CS department) and yyy is the course number (where 500 and above is graduate level).

So, about where a junior programmer would be? And this would be a good course for them if they needed to implement database systems?

Re: CMU 15-721 Advanced Database Systems [video]

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Post by mtanski »

On a related note. I personally was never able to find a resource for databases analogous to lambda the ultimate for programming languages. So I started a community dedicated to DBMS systems (building, papers, etc) on reddit. So if you're interested in this topic, please contribute.

Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/dbms/

Re: CMU 15-721 Advanced Database Systems [video]

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Post by arnon »

empthought wrote: post #17
jadc wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well this is a graduate level course so I wouldn't say it doesn't require any degree or work experience. In general the numbering scheme at CMU is xx-yyy where xx is the department code (15 for CS department) and yyy is the course number (where 500 and above is graduate level).

So, about where a junior programmer would be? And this would be a good course for them if they needed to implement database systems?

Seeing as we develop a database, this would be perfect
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