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Philosophically a database schema should reflect reality to the extent necessary to achieve your goals. In the case of a population registry database codifying
by mulmen 5y ago
Philosophically a database schema should reflect reality to the extent necessary to achieve your goals. In the case of a population registry database codifying the laws of the country in the database schema is a feature, not a bug. The problem in that case is the laws, not the schema.
- mjevans 5y agoLaw is something decided by judges, possibly in Iceland too. The database should reflect the reality that humans are messy and not try to out-think / hardcode patterns.
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