Database Theory: Where Has It Been? Where Is It Going?
Summary: Survey of database theory’s arc from Codd’s relational calculus to current topics (views, dependencies, optimization, concurrency, recovery, security). Highlights the loosely connected results, landmark contributions, and open problems guiding future breakthroughs in data management research. (summarized by gpt-5-nano on Feb 09 2026)
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