C. J. Date is an independent author, lecturer, researcher, and consultant, specializing in relational database technology. He is best known for his book An Introduction to Database Systems (8th edition, Addison-Wesley, 2004), which has sold nearly 900,000 copies at the time of writing and is used by several hundred colleges and universities worldwide. He is also the author of numerous other books on database management, including most recently:
From Ventus: Go Faster! The TransRelationalTM Approach to DBMS Implementation (2002, 2011)
From Addison-Wesley: Databases, Types, and the Relational Model: The Third Manifesto (3rd edition, coauthored with Hugh Darwen, 2007)
From Trafford: Logic and Databases: The Roots of Relational Theory (2007) and Database Explorations: Essays on The Third Manifesto and Related Topics (coauthored with Hugh Darwen, 2010)
From Apress: Date on Database: Writings 2000–2006 (2007) and The Relational Database Dictionary, Extended Edition (2008)
From O’Reilly: SQL and Relational Theory: How to Write Accurate SQL Code (2nd edition, 2012); Database Design and Relational Theory: Normal Forms and All That Jazz (2012); and View Updating and Relational Theory: Solving the View Update Problem (2013)
Mr. Date was inducted into the Computing Industry Hall of Fame in 2004. He enjoys a reputation that is second to none for his ability to explain complex technical subjects in a clear and understandable fashion.
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