Fabian Pascal
Template:Short description Fabian Pascal is a Romanian-American consultant to large software vendors such as IBM, Oracle Corporation, and Borland, but he is better known as an author and seminar speaker. Born in Romania, Pascal lives in the San Francisco, CA area of the US, and works in association with Christopher J. Date.
Pascal is known for his sharp criticisms of the data management industry, trade press, the current state of higher education, Western culture and alleged media bias. Pascal advocates strict adherence to the principles of the relational model, and argues that departing from the model in the name of pragmatism is responsible for serious data management troubles. Criticism of Pascal's advocacy often centers around his polemical style, which some perceive as overly confrontational and unprofessional.[1]
He publishes political commentary on The PostWest blog about the decline of Western education and civilization and Middle East issues.[2]
Quotes
- "A lot of what is being said, written, or done in the database management field — or whatever is left of it — by vendors, the trade press and "experts" is irrelevant, misleading, or outright wrong. While this is to a degree true of computing in general, in the database field the problems are so acute that, claims to the contrary notwithstanding, technology is actually regressing!"[3]
- "The relational model is application of science — logic and math — to database management. The notion that one is "fanatic" about that is tantamount to claiming that civil engineering is fanatical about the laws of physics. Such a claim reveals problems more serious than ignorance of data fundamentals, and THAT is what deserves disdain." Fabian Pascal, August 29, 2005 [4]
Publications
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pascal, Fabian (1990). SQL and relational basics. Redwood City, CA: M&T Books. ISBN 1-55851-063-X. LCCN 90005525. OCLC 21037159. Template:LCC. 336 pp.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pascal, Fabian (1993). Understanding relational databases with examples in SQL-92. New York, NY: Wiley. ISBN 0-471-58538-6. LCCN 93007595. OCLC 27812796. Template:LCC. 278 pp.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pascal, Fabian (2000). Practical issues in database management : a reference for the thinking practitioner. Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley. ISBN 0-201-48555-9. LCCN 00022984. OCLC 43434672. Template:LCC. 256 pp.
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Fabian Pascal is Smarter Than Me". Gadgetopia. 2005-09-03.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pascal, Fabian (December 2006 – September 2008). "The PostWest". Archived from the original on 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pedersen, Alf (2005-08-19). "Viewpoint of a Database Analyst: A Database Design Principles Blog". IT tool box.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."What do Oracle professionals think of Fabian Pascal?". comp.databases.oracle.misc. Google Groups.
External links
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pascal, Fabian. "Database Debunkings". Retrieved 2025-08-01. Educational blog about data and relational fundamentals.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pascal, Fabian. "Truth, Fads and Principles: What's Wrong with the Database Industry? (An interview)". Wilshire conferences. Archived from the original on 2005-04-05. Retrieved 2005-05-09..
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pascal, Fabian. "Articles". DBAzine. Archived from the original on 2006-08-13. Retrieved 2006-07-17..
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pascal, Fabian (December 2006 – September 2008). "The Post West". Archived from the original on 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2010-12-02..
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