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Re: Normalization by Composing, not just Decomposing

From: Laconic2 <laconic2_at_comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 08:09:58 -0400
Message-ID: <7uadnZH0GZb0RebdRVn-hg@comcast.com> 





It's easier to form desired sets if you start with 1NF.  That's why Codd
described 1NF as "normal form".


By "easier" I don't mean fewer machine cycles.  I mean conceptually easier.



Thinking in terms of sets is basic to relational transforms of data.



It's easy to turn a body of data in 1NF into a hierarachical report.  Even
the Datatrieve report writer would do that, way back before there were any
relational DBMS products on the VAX!
Received on Tue Apr 13 2004 - 07:09:58 CDT












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