Showing posts with label normalization for normal people. Show all posts
Showing posts with label normalization for normal people. Show all posts

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Normalization for Normal People, Part I--The "Language" of the Database, Installment Four

After such a lengthy break I feel I should do a quick review of previous thoughts on the language of the database and how it impacts the way we design our tables.

As I see it, the language of relational databases has three components:

Nouns
Adjectives
Verbs