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andrew_lettuceyesterday at 5:16 PM1 replyview on HN

Typically it's better to take normalized data and denormalize for your use case vs. not normalize in the first place. Really depends on your needs


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jghnyesterday at 5:50 PM

Over time I’ve developed a philosophy of starting roughly around 3NF and adjusting as the project evolves. Usually this means some parts of the db get demoralize and some get further normalized

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