Re: Why is database integrity so impopular ?
From: Jon Heggland <jon.heggland_at_ntnu.no>
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:24:21 +0200
Message-ID: <gcvell$mqg$1_at_kuling.itea.ntnu.no>
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:24:21 +0200
Message-ID: <gcvell$mqg$1_at_kuling.itea.ntnu.no>
DBMS_Plumber wrote:
> Later, over a cocktail or two, we chatted. In his shop EVERY table
> has a declared primary key, every column without NOT NULL and DEFAULT
> must have a documented reason for the deviation.
It is considered a deviation not to have a default? Why is that? I would have thought that having defaults for every column would encourage sloppiness.
-- JonReceived on Mon Oct 13 2008 - 14:24:21 CEST