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Re:Design better databases by gcr on Thursday April 07, 2016 @02:52PM (#11449619)
I don't get this argument. Foreign key constraints are part of the schema.

What should the primary key be if not a UUID?

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Re:Design better databases by clavalle on Thursday April 07, 2016 @06:23PM (#11451172)
A natural key. It is not always possible, but when it is it should be used.
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Re:Design better databases by cortesoft on Thursday April 07, 2016 @03:15PM (#11449815)
an integer id?
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