preface to the first edition
Just because it is possible to push twigs along the ground with one's nose does not necessarily mean that that is the best way to collect firewood.
—Anthony Berglas
Today, many software developers work with Enterprise Information Systems (EIS). This kind of application creates, manages, and stores structured information and shares this information between many users in multiple physical locations.
The storage of EIS data involves massive usage of SQL-based database management systems. Every company we've met during our careers uses at least one SQL database; most are completely dependent on relational database technology at the core of their business.
In the past five years, broad adoption of the Java programming ...
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