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Re: Clean Object Class Design -- What is it?

From: akmal _at_ deja <akmal_chaudhri_at_my-deja.com>
Date: 7 Jul 2001 22:30:23 -0700
Message-ID: <5022d011.0107072130.5d7316b3@posting.google.com> 






"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 - 00:30:23 CDT












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