December 2008 - Posts

• The phases of database design

  Before I get started with the pillars of a well built database, I want to reply (in long form) to a comment on the last post. I see the phases of the project to have five distinct phases (again trying to make memorable lists that an stick in your mind): Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 16, 2008 11:43 PM by drsql | 2 Comments Filed under: Database Design, Best Practices, Pillars

• The N pillars of a well built database?

  As I am starting the process of writing my next edition of the database design book (over the next 3+ years) I am starting to try to come up with some catchy way of stating that a database is well designed and implemented. So I started to think of some Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 09, 2008 5:23 PM by drsql | 8 Comments Filed under: Database Design, Best Practices, Pillars