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Re: by theshrike79 on Wednesday April 01, 2026 @10:07AM (#47601101)
Or not using the data model properly, zero foreign keys in databases, no triggers checking column contents etc.

"We'll do it on the app level".

sigh

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Re: by lmm on Thursday April 02, 2026 @08:17PM (#47621915)
No, that part is just smart. Databases have terrible support for nontrivial datastructures, doing everything at the app level is the only reasonable response.
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