Index
A
ad hoc queries, 8
adaptability, 15
aggregation, 71
Agile methodologies, 18
alternatives for data structure design, 13
analysis paralysis, 85
anchors, 117
anomalies, 130–131
applications, 6
artificial identifiers, 133
definition, 32
derivable attributes, 32
generalizing, 162–166
inclusion of, 104
naming, 31
notation, 30–31
type discriminators, 159
automation, provisions for, 13–14
B
backend, 4
balanced perspective, 15
BCNF. See Boyce-Codd Normal Form (BCNF)
bi-directional linked lists, 117
bill of materials, 116
bitmap indexes, 196
bit-mapped data elements, 250
bits, 250
block size, 178
bottom up modeling, 118–120
vs. top down modeling, 122
Boyce-Codd Normal Form (BCNF), 152–155
bugs, 91
business ...
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