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ReallyBadDesignDecisions

Case study of a really bad database design based on the assumption that the paper form should determine the database design. Includes the proper design.

Sometimes a single design decision can have a cascade effect, which causes multiple, secondary design errors. One such error, commonly made by novice developers, is to slavishly follow a pre-existing paper form to determine their table design.

But paper forms are not created with proper database design in mind. They are designed to make it easy for humans to fill out. This design can be at odds with established design principles. By blindly following the paper form to determine the database design, the developer can create a system subject to numerous data and relational integrity errors.

Document with Sample Databases. This ZIP file contains two databases: "ReallyBadDatabase.mdb" and "ReallyBadDatabaseReborn.mdb".

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