Re: Is the use of VARCHAR(256) as Primary Keys preferred in Oracle?

From: Paul Brewer <paul_at_paul.brewers.org.uk>
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 22:14:10 -0000
Message-ID: <3ddc287e_3@mk-nntp-1.news.uk.worldonline.com>

"Alex Filonov" <afilonov_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message news:336da121.0211190825.5b10ca51_at_posting.google.com...
> I duck under cover, of course. I expect hundreds of people (OK, not
hundreds)
> start shouting at me that practical means overweght theory, that no
production
> DB ever was 3rd form compiant etc. All true. And my experience tells me
that
> the closer to 3rd form you get, the simpler DB and application code you
can
> have.
>

Alex,

No need to duck from me; I agree entirely. But I have no fixed objections to designers departing from TNF for performance, *provided they have got to TNF first*.

Regards,
Paul Received on Wed Nov 20 2002 - 16:14:10 CST