Re: Newbie question about db normalization theory: redundant keys OK?
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:30:38 -0800 (PST)
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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.
Good luck
RL Received on Fri Dec 14 2007 - 20:30:38 CET