M359 15 Apr 2008 09:45 pm
Suddenly There Was Light…
In amongst all my grumbling about M359, I’d mentioned that I though moving on to Block 3, and it’s more programming-style SQL content, would make life a whole lot easier.
I started on Block 3 this evening, and it was like a metaphorical weight being lifted from my shoulders – as expected, SQL queries are much more suited to my mindset, and come with the added advantage that, when I’m trying to figure a query out, I can just feed it into the query analyser and see if the results match expectations. That in itself makes the content a lot easier to work with – the relational algebra of Block 2, you had to work though entirely in your head or on paper, with no guarantee that you were following the methods the course book expected.
According to the course calendar, Block 3 should take 8 weeks to cover – I’m hoping now I’ll have a chance to work up some leeway, so I can get back to other pressing matters: M257, with the exam in early June, and S186, where I’ll be deferring the ECA to the 2nd submission date.