Database normalization is just about avoiding duplication, right?
I think the thing here is that people who get database design can’t really understand how it is possible to not get it, but there are a lot of people for whom it is extremely difficult to understand this topic. I sat through years of lectures wondering why we were taught things that were completely self-evident. Then I looked at a lot of other people’s code, and it became clear that it wasn’t self-evident at all.
I think the thing here is that people who get database design can’t really understand how it is possible to not get it, but there are a lot of people for whom it is extremely difficult to understand this topic. I sat through years of lectures wondering why we were taught things that were completely self-evident. Then I looked at a lot of other people’s code, and it became clear that it wasn’t self-evident at all.