Re: CamelCase For Procedures Names
From: Jared Still <jkstill_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 08:26:13 -0700
Message-ID: <CAORjz=NqZ+SYfY6W1ybuqnH3nr8skW3SUrD9wn7D8fyX=2nuUg_at_mail.gmail.com>
On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Jeff Chirco <JChirco_at_innout.com> wrote:
> Really, I feel table names should be plural. I believe Steve Feuerstein
> recommends this too. It is a Table of EMPLOYEES not a Table of EMPLOYEE.
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This was also the recommendation of Richard Barker, of CASE*Method fame.
Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 08:26:13 -0700
Message-ID: <CAORjz=NqZ+SYfY6W1ybuqnH3nr8skW3SUrD9wn7D8fyX=2nuUg_at_mail.gmail.com>
On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Jeff Chirco <JChirco_at_innout.com> wrote:
> Really, I feel table names should be plural. I believe Steve Feuerstein
> recommends this too. It is a Table of EMPLOYEES not a Table of EMPLOYEE.
>
>
>
This was also the recommendation of Richard Barker, of CASE*Method fame.
When designing data models, entities are singular to emphasize that what is
being
described is a single instance of data.
Tables are plural, as they are a collection of the instances described by entities in the model.
Jared Still
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