Tag Archives: database design

The Master of the Schema

Posted on August 14, 2018 by way0utwest

“The database … should be the master of the schema”. It’s not often I see an application developer talk about the importance of the database, or at least that the database (and data) are very important to the success of … Continue reading →

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Who Likes NULL?

Posted on July 6, 2018 by way0utwest

The title says it all: who Likes NULL values in their tables? I have tended to allow NULLs in quite a few places in my design, often because I view the world as messy and incomplete. I also find that … Continue reading →

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Where’s the schema?

Posted on July 3, 2018 by way0utwest

Across the last few years, I’ve read many articles and listened to quite a few talks that discuss the advantages of NoSQL databases. I’ll admit that I’m often skeptical of the advantages of other datastores overcoming the disadvantages with a … Continue reading →

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Singular or Plural

Posted on December 8, 2017 by way0utwest

There are all sorts of interesting debates that developers will have about programming. One of those I’ve written about in the past is Spaces v Tabs. There’s a lot of discussion about that one, and certainly no share of strong opinions. … Continue reading →

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