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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
Message-ID: <9i95t4$ajv$1@news.tue.nl> 






akmal @ 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 Hidders


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