Re: Looking for an Article on Database Normalization

Even books on the subject admit that third normal is as far as you probably want to go. Normalizing further exacts a rather substantial performance hit using today's RDB's and systems.

Any book from your local library or bookstore that deals with relational databases (RDB's) should cover the subject. I've found that the step are named and explained slightly differently, but they all amount to the same thing.

Library <opplib_at_ozemail.com.au> wrote in article <336A358E.12A4_at_ozemail.com.au>...
> Haden Peterson wrote:
> >
> > I'm looking for a fairly high level article on database normalization
> > that defines the five forms and gives illustrations.
> >
> > TIA
>
> Have you tried reading up the venerable old tome by C.J. Date? It may
> not be very detailed, but I've applied those theories (& common sense)
> for the last five years. Might as well tell you that I never felt the
> need to go beyond the 3rd. normal form - it is not worth the effort &
> the time.
>
> Regards,
> Gabriel de Figueiredo
>
Received on Wed May 07 1997 - 00:00:00 CEST