Re: Surrogate keys (Was: enums)

From: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
To: "Jim C(dot) Nasby" <jnasby(at)pervasive(dot)com>
Cc: "Pollard, Mike" <mpollard(at)cincom(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Surrogate keys (Was: enums)
Date: 2006-01-19 18:11:51
Message-ID: 43CFD667.5030703@agliodbs.com
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Jim,

> So ISTM it's much easier to just use surrogate keys and be
> done with it. Only deviate when you have a good reason to do so.

"The lazy man's guide to SQL database design", but Jim Nasby.

;-)

--Josh

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