Re: Little design mistakes that can be easily avoided (2): Listenning to CELKO (and CELKO alikes)

From: Roy Hann <specially_at_processed.almost.meat>
Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 14:28:26 +0100
Message-ID: <sLOdnQJRrcXmGsTbRVnytQA_at_pipex.net>


"David Cressey" <cressey73_at_verizon.net> wrote in message news:Qff6i.298$106.30_at_trndny02...
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>> 2. If you don't find a natural key, construct your own artificial key.
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> Before resorting to an artificial key, it's useful to push back on the
> keepers of the data as given, to see how they know what they are talking
> about, in the absence of sufficient natural keys.

Amen to that, brother!

But when you do that, don't expect them to be pleased if you force them to see they've been doing something wrong for years.

Roy Received on Sun May 27 2007 - 15:28:26 CEST

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