tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891277981056105369.post1336185788339968726..comments2023-12-24T18:24:10.671-05:00Comments on Dr. Codd Was Right: Dude! What's Your Problem??Robert Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09056808374481236610noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891277981056105369.post-952452212667727742016-08-26T12:14:34.467-04:002016-08-26T12:14:34.467-04:00As an "app weenie" ( :-) ) I had to look...As an "app weenie" ( :-) ) I had to look up 5NF (& 4NF). Ow, my head hurts. I get to BCNF, and I'm pretty much done.<br /><br />I enjoy your blog(s), though.<br /><br />Having suffered through PC based ISAM rubbish in the 80s, I do appreciate the ACID + schema style, though. It always amazes me that developers will get so insistent about static types for code which is often just a semi-disposable "shit shoveling" exercise, then even consider using something like a schemaless database (or MySQL) for data that is going to outlive a transient batch process. Especially since you can shovel some JSON into a corner in a PostgreSQL DB (or the like) in a pinch until you can figure out how to migrate it to the schema you should have made...<br /><br />Keep on preaching!Roboproghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11304202067539670383noreply@blogger.com