THE VIDEO SHELF · database systems
01 - Course Introduction & Relational Model (CMU Databases Systems / Fall 2019)
The first lecture of Andy Pavlo's CMU 15-445 Intro to Database Systems (Fall 2019), covering course introduction and the relational model.
Why HN readers recommended it
Frequently recommended as the best free university course on database internals, praised for depth and Pavlo's presentation.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- CMU Database Group
- Topic
- database systems
- Format
- lecture
- Level
- intro
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 6
- HN mentions in dataset
- 7
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2020–2023
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From the original HN conversations
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I'd start with CMU's "Intro to Database Systems", their lectures are on youtube. Highly recommended both for the depth and how Andy Pavlo presents the topic. [VIDEO]
ptr on Hacker News · 2020-01
In Ask HN: What Technologies to Learn in 2020?Agreed. I finished watching them at the start of this year and it's significantly helped me in using and making choices about databases. I've also since started implementing my own database for learning off the back of them. Couldn't be more grateful for those courses …
alistairw on Hacker News · 2021-04
In Foundations of Databases (1995)Obligatory recommendation for the CMU Databases Systems lecture series by Andy Pavlo. [VIDEO] Here's the lecture on tree indexes: [LINK]
maxmcd on Hacker News · 2022-03
In How does database indexing work? (2008)
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