Re: Normalized design benefits
From: Joe \ <joe_at_bftsi0.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 10:28:46 -0700
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Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 10:28:46 -0700
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"Jay Canha" <jpc37_at_email.med.yale.edu> wrote in message <news:3AAD5BA3.5CC2BBEA_at_email.med.yale.edu>...
> Can anyone point out any some articles by respected authorities which
> explain (in basic terms) the benefits of normalization and prove that
> normalization actually saves time and effort.
Dunno about articles, but Fabian Pascal's _Practical Issues in Database Management: A Reference for the Thinking Practitioner_ ISBN 0-201-48555-9 seems to do a good job of it. I don't expect it to go over very well with DBMS vendors, however... >=)
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