Comments on: extreme database makeover: RT meeting recap http://www.chesnok.com/daily/2008/02/27/extreme-database-makeover-rt-meeting-recap/ a gathering place for all the stray thoughts Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:59:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: digicon http://www.chesnok.com/daily/2008/02/27/extreme-database-makeover-rt-meeting-recap/#comment-2047 digicon Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:11:19 +0000 http://www.chesnok.com/daily/2008/02/27/extreme-database-makeover-rt-meeting-recap/#comment-2047 @Selena: DbVis is a great app for ERD's, both from the database and object perspective. @Selena: DbVis is a great app for ERD’s, both from the database and object perspective.

]]> By: Mitch http://www.chesnok.com/daily/2008/02/27/extreme-database-makeover-rt-meeting-recap/#comment-2019 Mitch Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:34:52 +0000 http://www.chesnok.com/daily/2008/02/27/extreme-database-makeover-rt-meeting-recap/#comment-2019 <i>We didn’t dig into the associated Perl modules, but from a database perspective, a straight-forward normalization exercise solves the problem.</i> I thought that the Perl modules were the <i>reason</i> the database schema wasn't better normalized. I'd be interested to see a followup to this post sometime, about whether or not any changes were made as a result of the discussion. We didn’t dig into the associated Perl modules, but from a database perspective, a straight-forward normalization exercise solves the problem.

I thought that the Perl modules were the reason the database schema wasn’t better normalized. I’d be interested to see a followup to this post sometime, about whether or not any changes were made as a result of the discussion.

]]> By: selena http://www.chesnok.com/daily/2008/02/27/extreme-database-makeover-rt-meeting-recap/#comment-2007 selena Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:25:42 +0000 http://www.chesnok.com/daily/2008/02/27/extreme-database-makeover-rt-meeting-recap/#comment-2007 got a suggestion via email to check out DbVisualizer - http://www.minq.se/products/dbvis got a suggestion via email to check out DbVisualizer - http://www.minq.se/products/dbvis

]]> By: selena http://www.chesnok.com/daily/2008/02/27/extreme-database-makeover-rt-meeting-recap/#comment-2005 selena Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:44:05 +0000 http://www.chesnok.com/daily/2008/02/27/extreme-database-makeover-rt-meeting-recap/#comment-2005 @Jesse: thanks for clarifying. We ended up focusing closely on the tickets because refactoring in a big group is actually hard. Thanks for your virtual participation yesterday :) @Jesse: thanks for clarifying. We ended up focusing closely on the tickets because refactoring in a big group is actually hard.

Thanks for your virtual participation yesterday :)

]]> By: Jesse http://www.chesnok.com/daily/2008/02/27/extreme-database-makeover-rt-meeting-recap/#comment-2004 Jesse Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:37:09 +0000 http://www.chesnok.com/daily/2008/02/27/extreme-database-makeover-rt-meeting-recap/#comment-2004 Hm. In RT, the 'transactions' table holds updates to records in multiple tables, not just to tickets. (Though we do generally agree that having a second level of "things this transaction changed" would be a win.) Hm. In RT, the ‘transactions’ table holds updates to records in multiple tables, not just to tickets.

(Though we do generally agree that having a second level of “things this transaction changed” would be a win.)

]]> By: Randal L. Schwartz http://www.chesnok.com/daily/2008/02/27/extreme-database-makeover-rt-meeting-recap/#comment-2002 Randal L. Schwartz Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:05:31 +0000 http://www.chesnok.com/daily/2008/02/27/extreme-database-makeover-rt-meeting-recap/#comment-2002 Remember... if your database has NULLs, the Terrorists have already won! Null Quaeda is everywhere! Remember… if your database has NULLs, the Terrorists have already won!

Null Quaeda is everywhere!

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