Re: how important is data base design to programmers?

While it is true that many companies don't have the same group(s) of people designing the db and coding the applications, if you at least have developers on the team of designers, you'll run into fewer problems down the road. Having been on both sides of this particular fence, I can tell you that people who are strictly developers or designers do take different views of the process, and certain things start to fall through the cracks. After all, no one can foresee every problem or issue that may come up in the design of a database. Allowing the developers access to the design process may help head off some problems.

Steven Fuller wrote:

> In my exp the people who design the database are not typically the
> same people that program using the database. In several instances
> I have noticed that the two diferrent groups think entirely different and
> go about things with a completely different methodology.
>
> I beleive the more you know abouthow the database is designed, the
> better programmer you will be.
>
> just my thoughts!!
>
> Van Messner wrote in message ...
> >Different companies have different ways of operating. You can program in
> >PL/SQL knowing very little about database design and vice versa. However,
> >the more you know about both, the better job you can do in either one.
> >Besides life is more interesting if you don't spend it doing just one
> thing.
> >
> >Van
> >
> >Ameen2_at_msn.com wrote in message <732cvv$c6k$1_at_nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
> >>
> >>
> >>Hello,
> >>
> >>Just skimming through a PL/SQL book, I see no mention of the different
> >types
> >>of joins, and the larger picture of table structures, just snippits of
> code
> >>with explanations. Are people who do the data base programming usually
> >>different people from the designers? If one is hired to do oracle
> >>programming in PL/SQL, do they need to design as well or do they usually
> >work
> >>exclusively with the code?
> >>
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Received on Tue Dec 22 1998 - 16:43:03 CST