Re: PostgreSQL Developer Best Practices - Mailing list pgsql-general

From John R Pierce
Subject Re: PostgreSQL Developer Best Practices
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In response to Re: PostgreSQL Developer Best Practices  (Melvin Davidson <melvin6925@gmail.com>)
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On 8/24/2015 9:34 AM, Melvin Davidson wrote:
> And again, I am talking about _database_ design, not Web apps. Letting
> Web developers design a database to work with their app, is a very,
> Very, VERY bad idea.
> It is far better to let DBA's and "database develeopers" design a good
> database, then to let those apps mold a db into a non-optimum design.

if you let the app drive the database design, you tend to end up with a
database which is only useful to that single app, and likely breaks when
that app changes.

--
john r pierce, recycling bits in santa cruz



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