On Monday 23 April 2001 11:15, Tim Sawmiller wrote:
> I'd be curious to see your definitions of "un-normalized" and
> "de-normalized"...
>
I'll take a quick stab at that.
Denormalized refers to a schema that began it's life in a normalized
state, and then thoughtful consideration was given to denormalizing
parts of it to enhance performance.
Unnormalized refers to a schema to which normalization is a foreign
country and it does not have a passport, and besides, all the airports
and roads are closed. The unnormalized schema was thrown together
in such a disorganized fashion that it could not possibly be normalized
without starting over. No amount of documentation will help you to
understand how it works. The only hope is to ask the duhvelopers that
designed it.
HTH ;)
Jared
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