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still_grokking
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Donkey code
Primary keys in DBs should be natural keys in the first place. You use surrogate keys only to optimize things.
So the whole analogy now points in the exact opposite direction as stated.
akoboldfrying
on Nov 30, 2023
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What's an example of a natural key for a person, that never changes?
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So the whole analogy now points in the exact opposite direction as stated.