OK so which is the "correct" way to do it?
E.g., Say I have a table with users, and a table with clubs, and a table
that links them. Each user can be in more than one club and each club
has more than one member. Standard M:M relationship. Which link table is
the "right" way to do it?
This:
CREATE TABLE (
userid INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES users,
clubid INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES clubs,
PRIMARY KEY (userid, clubid)
);
Or this:
CREATE TABLE (
id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
userid INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES users,
clubid INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES clubs
);
I've always favored natural keys (the first option) as it just seems to
me a more natural and semantic representation of the data, however I
often get app designers complaining about it being more complex or
something.
Comments?
