Josh, > > In other words, with surrogate keys, you eliminate the chance > > that your original design was flawed due to lack of important > > initial knowledge. > > Well, you don't *eliminate* it, but you do decrease it. > > I'd say, yes, this is an important 4th reason: > > 4) Your spec may be incorrect and surrogate keys make it easier to make design > changes in production.
thanks so much - this is exactly the kind of assurance I was looking for. BTW, I will come back to your generous offer in August. Thanks again. Karsten -- GPG key ID E4071346 @ wwwkeys.pgp.net E167 67FD A291 2BEA 73BD 4537 78B9 A9F9 E407 1346 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend
