On 4/26/11 9:59 AM, Stephen Russell wrote: > On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 11:40 AM, Paul McNett<[email protected]> wrote: >> > On 4/25/11 2:13 PM, Stephen Russell wrote: >>> >> Would you attempt to normalize this structure to Locations, People, >>> >> ContactTypes? >> > >> > Would doing so simplify the application meaningfully? If so, then I would >> > argue for >> > it. If not, then no. > ---------------------------------- > > Very loaded answer there. Is it easier to leave it alone and continue > to knob together duplicate additional tables as needed? Sure it is > easier because we can just copy and paste schema as well as stored > procedures and poof it is working after a tiny bit of find and > replace.
I'll ask it in another way. Would it be simpler to: 1) normalize now 2) normalize later 3) normalize iteratively as you are touching the code/data anyway? Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
