E. F. Codd: Relation

E. F. Codd was computer scientist. Explore interesting quotes on relation.
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“At the time, Nixon was normalizing relations with China. I figured that if he could normalize relations, then so could I.”

E. F. Codd

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Relational Database: A Practical Foundation for Productivity (1982)

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“Relational processing entails treating whole relationships as operands. Its primary purpose is loop-avoidance, an absolute requirement for end users to be productive at all, and a clear productivity booster for application programmers.”

E. F. Codd

Relational Database: A Practical Foundation for Productivity (1982)

“The most important motivation for the research work that resulted in the relational model was the objective of providing a sharp and clear boundary between the logical and physical aspects of database management.”

E. F. Codd

Relational Database: A Practical Foundation for Productivity (1982)

Motivation