Re: Stupid Database Tricks

From: Bob Badour <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 12:27:39 -0300
Message-ID: <46545d1e$0$4013$9a566e8b@news.aliant.net>

David Cressey wrote:

> "Marshall" <marshall.spight_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1179892760.282700.315160_at_q66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>

>>On May 22, 1:48 pm, Bob Badour <bbad..._at_pei.sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>
>>>Every table will have a numeric id column, and this column will be the
>>>primary key.
>>
>>I don't know why, exactly, since it's not like it's the worst one
>>mentioned, but that one DRIVES ME CRAZY!

>
> Drives me crazy, too. I'm not sure why. Maybe it's because it's such
> persistent mythology. I may have discovered at least one origin of this bad
> design habit.

Allow me to suggest why it drives folks crazy: it represents a complete abdication of thought. As such, one cannot use reason to reach those who espouse it because that too requires thought. Received on Wed May 23 2007 - 10:27:39 CDT