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Re: Who first (publicly) asserted 3NF is "good enough"?

From: Alfredo Novoa <alfredo_novoa_at_hotmail.com>
Date: 18 Sep 2006 10:00:50 -0700
Message-ID: <1158598850.767837.32920@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com> 





Bob Badour wrote:



> Having a thorough understanding of 3nf may be good enough as long as one

> also knows to open a reference text at the first hint of a complex

> dependency or a compound key.




I think that it is a lot better to use BCNF.



BCNF is "better" than 3NF and even easier to check IMO.




Regards


  Alfredo
Received on Mon Sep 18 2006 - 12:00:50 CDT












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