# CMU 15-445 Database Systems course

5 Hacker News commenters recommended CMU 15-445 Database Systems course and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free Carnegie Mellon database course by Andy Pavlo that people credit with preparing them for interviews and enjoy watching.

## Why people recommend it

- Lectures praised as excellent (2 comments): "Always enjoyed his lecture series from CMU" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49157078)) "Your DB course is phenomenal." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49160777))
- Widely known database course (2 comments): "CMU's database courses are a famous example" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46181756)) "Thanks, yes, those are ones I know about" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46181835))

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## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://15445.courses.cs.cmu.edu/fall2026/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "CMU 15-445 Database Systems course", https://hackerapproved.com/p/cmu-15-445-database-systems-course/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).