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> How many database programmers do you know who ever did anything involving relational algebra when creating or tuning up a database? ...and this explains why
by oriolid 4y ago
> How many database programmers do you know who ever did anything involving relational algebra when creating or tuning up a database?
...and this explains why database designs are what they are. It's also why you don't learn SQL and if you do you never admit it: It condemns you to a lifetime of maintaining CRUDs written by people who don't understand relational algebra.
- simplotek 4y ago> ...and this explains why database designs are what they are. You mean good enough?
- oriolid 4y agoGood enough as in constant burden but not bad enough to fail the whole project.
- simplotek 4y ago> Good enough as in constant burden Are they, though? Or are you just trying to put up a strawman? Because I assure you plenty of highly reliable infrastructure is running 24-7 without the faintest concern over normalization.
- oriolid 4y ago> Or are you just trying to put up a strawman? Writing from personal experience. I can also assure you that a lot of this highly reliable infrastructure works only because a lot of tears and cursing that could have avoided if the designers had any idea what they were doing.