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sroussey05/15/20252 repliesview on HN

I typically go for 3rd normal form, and selectively denoralize where it has true performance value.


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spudlyo05/15/2025

“Normalize ’til it hurts, denormalize ’til it works.”

rrr_oh_man05/15/2025

Just saying this feels like it elevates you above 80% of people who work with databases.