Neo wrote:
>> Normalization is a data management technique ...
>
> Normalization is a technique which among other things, reduces
> performance. In some gamming apps, the need for speed out weighs the
> need to normalize.
MIS, OLAP, denormalise.. Transaction - normalise
>> Pointers and objects are implementation techniques. They are software constructs completely divorced from any particular application domain.
>
> Not when the application domain is gamming where requirements for
> performance and flexibility can out weigh data managability.
Received on Sun Apr 30 2006 - 15:56:17 CDT
