Re: database design and refactoring

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.


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