Relational Theory & Database Practice

My August post @All Analytics.

One of the most common misconceptions is the view of the relational data model (RDM) as “just theory”, implying it is not practical. But the RDM is theory adapted and applied to the practical needs of database management and it serves as the scientific foundation that guarantees, among other benefits, provably logically correct query results.

Read it all. (Please comment there, not here)