On Fri, Apr 06, 2007 at 09:22:55AM -0700, Joshua D. Drake wrote: > >The people that use it are the people stuck by dogmatic rules about > >"every table must have a primary key" or "every logical constraint > >must be protected by a database constraint". Ie, database shops run > >by the CYA principle. > > Or ones that actually believe that every table where possible should > have a primary key. > > There are very, very few instances in good design where a table does > not have a primary key. > > It has nothing to do with CYA.
That depends on what you mean by CYA. If you mean, "taking a precaution just so you can show it's not your fault when the mature hits the fan," I agree. If you mean, "taking a precaution that will actually prevent a problem from occurring in the first place," it definitely does. Cheers, D -- David Fetter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://fetter.org/ phone: +1 415 235 3778 AIM: dfetter666 Skype: davidfetter Remember to vote! Consider donating to PostgreSQL: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
