Re: [PERFORM] Normalization or Performance

2004-12-02 Thread Iain
Hi, without knowing much about your system, it seems to me that the current status of a client should be represented by a status code on the client record. History is the list of *past* status codes. The full history, including the current status of a client would be obtained usi

Re: [PERFORM] Normalization or Performance

2004-12-02 Thread Jim C. Nasby
On Thu, Dec 02, 2004 at 03:05:55PM -0200, Alvaro Nunes Melo wrote: > Hi, > > Before writing this mail, I'd researched a little about this topic, and > got some opinions from guys like Fabien Pascal, who argues that logical > design should be separated from physical design, and other sources. As >

Re: [PERFORM] Normalization or Performance

2004-12-02 Thread Richard Huxton
Alvaro Nunes Melo wrote: Hi, Before writing this mail, I'd researched a little about this topic, and got some opinions from guys like Fabien Pascal, who argues that logical design should be separated from physical design, and other sources. As this is not fact, I'm writing to you guys, that make th