From: Rod Taylor <pg@rbt.ca>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>
Cc: David Fetter <david@fetter.org>
Cc: Jeroen Ruigrok/asmodai <asmodai@wxs.nl>
Cc: PostgreSQL Docs <pgsql-docs@postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: The Tutorial(TM)
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 12:14:24 -0500
Message-ID: <1073582063.15269.4.camel@jester> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200401081807.13777.peter_e@gmx.net>
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<200401081807.13777.peter_e@gmx.net>
On Thu, 2004-01-08 at 12:07, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> David Fetter wrote:
> > Expanding on that, putting FK's in "Advanced Features" gives the (IME
> > always wrong) impression that they're optional.
>
> They *are* optional.
>
> The first chapter is about getting the data in and out. That is not
> optional for using a database. Transactions, views, foreign keys,
> primary keys even, and everything else that some people think is
> essential for a "real" database are in fact optional. Remember that
> the tutorial is intended for people starting from zero. Let's not
> overwhelm them right away.
Perhaps it's simply the wrong title.
"Design" in place of "Advanced Features"
They're not advanced database features, but they aren't required
learning until you're designing the environment rather than simply using
the environment.
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