Qiang Hao

Dr. Qiang Hao is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Western Washington University. His research in computing education is widely recognized and cited within the academic community. Dr. Hao has extensive experience teaching a broad range of courses, such as database systems, data structures, and mobile development. His innovative approach to teaching has earned him high praise from both students and colleagues.

books by Qiang Hao

Grokking Relational Database Design
  • March 2025
  • ISBN 9781633437418
  • 280 pages
Included with a Manning Online subscription
  • printed in black & white

Grokking Relational Database Design introduces the core skills you need to assemble and query tables using SQL. The clear explanations, intuitive illustrations, and hands-on projects make database theory come to life, even if you can’t tell a primary key from an inner join. As you go, you’ll design, implement, and optimize a database for an e-commerce application and explore how generative AI simplifies the mundane tasks of database designs.