The book "Building a Database Engine" is a practical guide to creating your own database engine from scratch. It is intended for developers looking to deepen their knowledge in the area of systems programming and database architecture.
Building a Database Engine
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The author shares insights accumulated over 13 years of application development and concludes that databases outlast any technological stack, yet most developers know very little about them. The goal of the book is to change this by offering a step-by-step guide to building your own database engine.
What You Will Learn
- Data Storage: from the naive approach with CSV to the efficient binary format TLV.
- Write-Ahead Logging (WAL): implementing failure resilience.
- Data Pages: using 4KB pages with an LRU-based buffer to enhance efficiency.
- Indexes: constructing B-trees and hash indexes for fast search.
- Buffer Pools: caching data pages using an LRU cache supported by a linked list and hash table.
Why You Should Read It
- Overcoming the fear of systems programming.
- Understanding the fundamental principles of how databases work.
- Developing skills that will set you apart from other developers.
- Preparing for higher-level technical interviews.
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About the Author: Martin Joo
Martin Joo is a Hungarian software engineer and Laravel educator focused on the deeper engineering side of PHP work — performance, system design, and database internals — applied to the Laravel framework specifically. His material is denser than most Laravel tutorial content and aimed at developers ready to think about Laravel as a serious production stack.
His CourseFlix listing carries four Martin Joo courses: Performance with Laravel (Premium Package), Master System Design with Laravel, Building Finance Apps with Laravel, and Building a Database Engine (a from-scratch database implementation in PHP). Material is paid and aimed at senior Laravel developers and engineering leads.
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What is Building a Database Engine about?
The book "Building a Database Engine" is a practical guide to creating your own database engine from scratch. It is intended for developers looking to deepen their knowledge in the area of systems programming and database architecture.
Who teaches this course?
It is taught by Martin Joo. You can find more courses by this instructor on the corresponding source page.
How long is the course?
It is delivered as a self-paced online course on CourseFlix.
Is it free to watch?
It is part of CourseFlix's premium catalog. A subscription unlocks the full video player; the course description, table of contents, and preview information are available to everyone.
Where can I watch it online?
The course is available to watch online on CourseFlix at https://courseflix.net/course/building-a-database-engine. The page hosts every lesson with the integrated video player; no download is required.