Re: Clean Object Class Design -- What is it?
From: akmal _at_ deja <_at_>
Date: 7 Jul 2001 22:30:23 -0700
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Date: 7 Jul 2001 22:30:23 -0700
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"Bob Badour" <bbadour_at_golden.net> wrote in message news:<WwL17.4191$cC4.82304142_at_radon.golden.net>...
> >what the heck is XNF?
>
>
> That is an excellent question! NF is short for Normal Form.
>
> 5NF refers to fifth normal form, which is the highest normal form.
>
> BCNF refers to Baccus/Codd Normal Form, which fixes a small error in what
> was orginally published as 3NF.
>
> Most designs that are in 3NF/BCNF are also in 5NF.
Bob,
Minor quibble: I thought BCNF was Boyce/Codd Normal Form ?
Cheers,
akmal Received on Sun Jul 08 2001 - 07:30:23 CEST