On Thu, Jan 08, 2004 at 06:07:13PM +0100, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > David Fetter wrote: > > Expanding on that, putting FK's in "Advanced Features" gives the > > (IME always wrong) impression that they're optional. > > They *are* optional.
I disagree. > The first chapter is about getting the data in and out. That is not > optional for using a database. Transactions, views, foreign keys, > primary keys even, and everything else that some people think is > essential for a "real" database are in fact optional. > Remember that the tutorial is intended for people starting from > zero. No, they're not optional. If people see how it's done right, starting from zero, they will not then develop bad habits that have to be un-learned. > Let's not overwhelm them right away. I don't think this will be overwhelming. Cheers, D -- David Fetter [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://fetter.org/ phone: +1 510 893 6100 cell: +1 415 235 3778 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])
