RDB Internals Made Intuitive: Notes from Database Design and Implementation
In this post, I’ll share what I learned from the book Database Design and Implementation by Edward Sciore, which explains how a relational database (RDB) works by guiding the reader through building a simple RDBMS called SimpleDB. My goal is to give an intuitive, top-down understanding of how RDBs work internally. I also hope this post serves as a high-level summary of the book, helping readers grasp the core ideas before diving deeper. ...