The superiority of surrogate versus natural keys is a hotly debated topic among database developers. Susan Harkins offers some insights into when — and why — you might choose one over the other. This ...
Database keys are essential components of a relational database management system. DBMS keys are used to specify identifying attributes in the rows of database tables so the data can be sorted and ...
A surrogate is, “One appointed to act in place of another.” A surrogate key is appointed to act in place of a natural key. Why? Well, one could argue that surrogate keys existed since the beginning of ...
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