| From: | Erik Jones <erik(at)myemma(dot)com> |
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| To: | Michael Glaesemann <grzm(at)seespotcode(dot)net> |
| Cc: | Luca Ferrari <fluca1978(at)infinito(dot)it>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: database design and refactoring |
| Date: | 2007-01-04 19:46:26 |
| Message-ID: | 459D5992.5050406@myemma.com |
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Michael Glaesemann wrote:
>
> On Jan 3, 2007, at 5:24 , Luca Ferrari wrote:
>> And moreover a database design question: is a better idea to choose
>> always
>> (when possible) numeric keys?
>
> Depends on your requirements. This is an oft-discussed topic about
> which you can find many more opinions by googling on natural and
> surrogate keys.
Come on, it's been a whole, what?, three or four weeks since the last
natural v. surrogate debate? Seriously though, Luca, for information on
that vein, peruse the archives or do as Michael suggested and Google.
--
erik jones <erik(at)myemma(dot)com>
software development
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