Preface
Life, as the most ancient of all metaphors insists, is a journey . . .
—JONATHAN RABAN, FOR LOVE AND MONEY
Paths may change and the course may need adjustment, but the journey continues . . .
—MICHAEL J. HERNANDEZ DATABASE DESIGN FOR MERE MORTALS®, SECOND EDTION
To say that the technology field, and database management in particular, has changed significantly in the nine years since the second edition of this book was published would be an understatement, to be sure. Small, handheld devices containing storage capacity and processing power that once would have required several room-sized mainframe computers are now so ubiquitous that many people take them for granted, especially the more recent generations. (My young nephew would likely ...
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