Relational Algebra is a very important formal language associated with relational databases. This is why most of the universities have Relational Algebra as an integral part of their database management courses.
But unfortunately, most of the traditional relational DBMS software tools support Structured Query Language (SQL) only. For a student it is very difficult to know whether a relational algebra query written on paper is correct or not. Also as an instructor it is difficult to evaluate an innovative relational query because same result can be gained by different ways.
Springbok is a free (non-commercial) educational tool to execute/validate relational algebra queries. Students, Instructors or any other interested parties can verify a relational algebra query by executing it through the Springbok.
Features
- A free, simple SQL client to support relational algebra queries
- Supports both SQL mode and Algebra mode
- Portable & Platform Independent
- Has an integrated DBMS (Apache Derby)