Patterns of Data Modeling

Preface

I know there is a need for this book. I have been modeling application and enterprise data for 25 years now—the last 15 as a consultant to dozens of organizations. I'm often asked how I conceive software models, and why I construct them a certain way.

Methodology books (including my own prior books) give an answer for beginners. They present concepts, notation, and a simple process. This new book provides the next level of techniques for building models, for those who have mastered the basics. When I build models, my thought processes revolve around patterns. This book provides detailed patterns as a basis for more expertly building data models.

This book focuses on databases and not on programming, because most commercial software is ...