Chapter 15. Bending or Breaking the Rules
|
Nature never breaks her own laws. |
||
| --LEONARDO DA VINCI | ||
Topics Covered in This Chapter
When May You Bend or Break the Rules?
Documenting Your Actions
Summary
I always advocate following proper database-design techniques. As you've already learned, there are numerous reasons for doing so. But first and foremost, you should use a good design method to ensure the integrity of the database. I cannot overstate how important this is. You now know the consequences of improperly establishing data integrity, so following the rules is of paramount importance.
Get Database Design for Mere Mortals™: A Hands-On Guide to Relational Database Design, Second Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
