Re: Clean Object Class Design -- What is it?
From: Jan Hidders <hidders_at_REMOVE.THIS.win.tue.nl>
Date: 8 Jul 2001 08:33:40 GMT
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Date: 8 Jul 2001 08:33:40 GMT
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akmal _at_ deja wrote:
> "Bob Badour" <bbadour_at_golden.net> wrote in message
> news:<WwL17.4191$cC4.82304142_at_radon.golden.net>...
> >
> > 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.
>
> Minor quibble: I thought BCNF was Boyce/Codd Normal Form ?
It is. Maybe Bob is confused with the BNF (Backus-Naur Form) for syntaxes.
-- Jan HiddersReceived on Sun Jul 08 2001 - 10:33:40 CEST