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Re:A Simple Guide to Five Normal Forms in Relational Databas... by kingkilr on Sunday August 01, 2010 @08:41PM (#1566471)
Or if you're storing information about them, say their home address, better to have it in one place than two.
Re:A Simple Guide to Five Normal Forms in Relational Databas... by lolipop1 on Sunday August 01, 2010 @09:19PM (#1566543)
No, simply because they are from different domains and by extension from and for different systems. And as such, a natural ID (or arguably a GUID) can also be said to be more fitting to establish that kind of relation.