Re: Newbie question about db normalization theory: redundant keys OK?

From: raylopez99 <raylopez99_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:30:38 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <206431f8-37fd-4a6d-9b87-3b1e0691591f@b40g2000prf.googlegroups.com>

On Dec 14, 9:02 am, Bob Badour <bbad..._at_pei.sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Why does this thread seem to have an air of deja vu all over again?
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/comp.databases.theory/browse_thread/th...

That was one long thread, and the introduction was very interesting, but it was a bit over my head. I didn't finish the thread. From the punny and ironic tone I could not figure out whether the OP was for or against GUIDs (I think he was for them), but it did set a lot of thought processes in motion, and I sort of see the point about data integrity being "built in" using compound keys, while flexibility is the most when using GUIDs (or something like that). I really need to buy a book (I saw a few names in the thread) on this stuff at some point, though I should tell you I'm coding for fun as a hobby (and doing a simple dB now) rather than as a profession.

And apparently Bob Badour, "Neo" really hates your guts! LOL. These debates can get as heated as the ones at alt.global-warming!

Good luck

RL Received on Fri Dec 14 2007 - 13:30:38 CST