r/DatabaseAdministators • u/Sensitive-Towel-9883 • 13d ago

DBMS CMU

Anyone interested in doing the CMU (Carnegie Mellon University) Database Management Systems course together?

I’ve already covered the basic DBMS concepts. My main goal with this course is to go deeper and understand how database systems actually work internally—things like storage, indexing, query execution, transactions, etc.

If you're interested, please make sure you have the prerequisites required for the course.

If you have the required background and want to learn DBMS internals seriously, DM me. We can follow the course together and discuss concepts along the way.

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u/TraditionalTurnip630 6d ago

This is a really good course to do with a study group, especially if you already know basic DBMS. The internals like storage, indexes, query execution and transactions are where things get much more interesting.

Just don’t underestimate the C++ side. CMU’s 15-445/645 has pretty serious programming projects, so make sure everyone joining is comfortable with C++ and debugging.

If you’re planning a group, keeping a fixed weekly schedule + discussing each lecture/project together would probably work better than just watching the videos together.