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Colin Angus Mackay14-Jun-06 5:38
Colin Angus Mackay14-Jun-06 5:38 
ToddHileHoffer wrote:
Is it really bad design to have a date field that allows nulls?


No.

The main question is what do the dates represent? If date1..date4 represent a continuation of the same thing then it may be better normalised to pull that out to a separate table. If they represent separate things then leave them where they are.

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And using a performance argument on a DBA is virtually an exercise in pointlessness. In my experience they are hyper on normalisation to the detriment of everything else.

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Damn! I just realised I've now got a dual role. I've recently joined a new company and I'm primarily a developer, but I'm also a DBA... GET THAT TABLE NORMALISED MAN!!! JUMP TO IT!!!! JUMP TO IT!!!

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