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CMU 15-721 Advanced Database Systems [video]

252 points by postila 9y ago

arnon 9y ago
Thanks for this, will be useful for training future juniors!
- voltagex_ 9y ago
  Would you really start a junior off with this?
  - empthought 9y ago
    This course doesn't require any degree or work experience at all, so... yes?
    - jadc 9y ago
      Well this is a graduate level course so I wouldn't say it doesn't require any degree or work experience. In general the numbering scheme at CMU is xx-yyy where xx is the department code (15 for CS department) and yyy is the course number (where 500 and above is graduate level).
      - empthought 9y ago
        So, about where a junior programmer would be? And this would be a good course for them if they needed to implement database systems?
        arnon 9y ago
        Seeing as we develop a database, this would be perfect
polskibus 9y ago
Andy Pavlo's lectures are one of the best database internals resources available for free on the web.
aerioux 9y ago
+1 Pavlo is wonderful (in person as well)
TheAceOfHearts 9y ago
I haven't watched these videos, but I'm interested. Over time I've begun to consider database systems among the most important subjects in CS. For example, being able to perform multiple changes in a system within a transaction makes fault tolerance much simpler. Consider how many software installers are unable to handle a simple system crash. Although it's completely unsurprising, as modern operating systems don't typically provide tools to help with these kinds of issues.
ziikutv 9y ago
I am already a fan after watching the first 2 minute. He does an "OG" intro.
tanilama 9y ago
The thumbnails are pretty funny.
- thinkpad20 9y ago
  Yes, oddly intense. Makes it look like Mr Robot or something.
JonasJSchreiber 9y ago
This looks really really good! Thanks!
pipu 9y ago
Looks great! Any other similar video series?
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majidazimi 9y ago
Spring 2018 is coming in couple of weeks: http://15721.courses.cs.cmu.edu/spring2018/ http://15721.courses.cs.cmu.edu/spring2018/
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616c 9y ago
I just started watching once I got home. The intro with the gangster rap is funny and stupidly awkward, but the value proposition/pitch of all these amazing rich people like Ellison show you how cool databases are does not gain traction with me. Will definitely download it all and watch it later for the technical bits, but does anyone like tech to not be a guy with a reputation for massive ego, inspiring work culture that is famously bad, and dating women of "undetermined age" (quoting the prof)? Zuckerberg is just as bad. I mean come on.
mtanski 9y ago
On a related note. I personally was never able to find a resource for databases analogous to lambda the ultimate for programming languages. So I started a community dedicated to DBMS systems (building, papers, etc) on reddit. So if you're interested in this topic, please contribute. Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/dbms/ https://www.reddit.com/r/dbms/

252 points by postila 9y ago

arnon 9y ago

Thanks for this, will be useful for training future juniors!

voltagex_ 9y ago
Would you really start a junior off with this?
- empthought 9y ago
  This course doesn't require any degree or work experience at all, so... yes?
  - jadc 9y ago
    Well this is a graduate level course so I wouldn't say it doesn't require any degree or work experience. In general the numbering scheme at CMU is xx-yyy where xx is the department code (15 for CS department) and yyy is the course number (where 500 and above is graduate level).
    - empthought 9y ago
      So, about where a junior programmer would be? And this would be a good course for them if they needed to implement database systems?
      - arnon 9y ago
        Seeing as we develop a database, this would be perfect

polskibus 9y ago

Andy Pavlo's lectures are one of the best database internals resources available for free on the web.

aerioux 9y ago

+1 Pavlo is wonderful (in person as well)

TheAceOfHearts 9y ago

I haven't watched these videos, but I'm interested. Over time I've begun to consider database systems among the most important subjects in CS. For example, being able to perform multiple changes in a system within a transaction makes fault tolerance much simpler. Consider how many software installers are unable to handle a simple system crash. Although it's completely unsurprising, as modern operating systems don't typically provide tools to help with these kinds of issues.

ziikutv 9y ago

I am already a fan after watching the first 2 minute. He does an "OG" intro.

tanilama 9y ago

The thumbnails are pretty funny.

thinkpad20 9y ago
Yes, oddly intense. Makes it look like Mr Robot or something.

JonasJSchreiber 9y ago

This looks really really good! Thanks!

pipu 9y ago

Looks great! Any other similar video series?

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majidazimi 9y ago

Spring 2018 is coming in couple of weeks: http://15721.courses.cs.cmu.edu/spring2018/ http://15721.courses.cs.cmu.edu/spring2018/

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616c 9y ago

I just started watching once I got home. The intro with the gangster rap is funny and stupidly awkward, but the value proposition/pitch of all these amazing rich people like Ellison show you how cool databases are does not gain traction with me. Will definitely download it all and watch it later for the technical bits, but does anyone like tech to not be a guy with a reputation for massive ego, inspiring work culture that is famously bad, and dating women of "undetermined age" (quoting the prof)? Zuckerberg is just as bad. I mean come on.

mtanski 9y ago

On a related note. I personally was never able to find a resource for databases analogous to lambda the ultimate for programming languages. So I started a community dedicated to DBMS systems (building, papers, etc) on reddit. So if you're interested in this topic, please contribute. Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/dbms/ https://www.reddit.com/r/dbms/