Path: news.f.de.plusline.net!news-fra1.dfn.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Robert Klemme Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server,comp.databases.oracle.misc Subject: Re: not using foreign keys? Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:15:30 +0200 Lines: 25 Message-ID: <5cnc97F31b6mgU2@mid.individual.net> References: <1180979621.128496.281540@n4g2000hsb.googlegroups.com> <1180990727.634341.264230@w5g2000hsg.googlegroups.com> <13690do2ld0u14c@corp.supernews.com> <1180998281.643036.248300@n4g2000hsb.googlegroups.com> <85s96310gldamjicpfamcfnn6jf82v0feb@4ax.com> <1181055966.772710.327280@w5g2000hsg.googlegroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net Xbc/1mQplofkt07bdo55Cwz68pWT2lMd8pB6zU2wP9Lv+iets= User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.0 (Windows/20070326) In-Reply-To: Xref: news.f.de.plusline.net comp.databases.oracle.server:199001 comp.databases.oracle.misc:79852 On 05.06.2007 20:58, sybrandb@hccnet.nl wrote: > On Tue, 05 Jun 2007 08:06:06 -0700, spacemarine@mailinator.com wrote: > >> lol - give me a fucking break. youre seriously expecting me to quit my >> app dev job (as stated, im not the dba) because of a project im >> working on that doesnt use FKs? you need to get out more. >> >> i work to live, and my life has beautiful things in it that require a >> steady gig. your mileage may vary. >> > Let's phrase it this way: If you, in a job interview, would admit to > have been on a job where they didn't use foreign keys, I definitely > wouldn't hire you. > Other than that, I believe those not using foreign keys need to be > summarily shot. It would make people like me less suffer from their > incompetency. :-) Sybrand, you are an idealist! Kind regards robert PS: don't get me wrong, I didn't say this is a bad thing.