At 2:11pm -0400 on Tue, 26 Aug 2008, John Smith wrote:
> So how bad is this? The mentioned query will be the query which is used
> the most in my application (yes, it is going to be a forum).
> Should I break normalization and save the date of the root in each node row?
My recommendation is no. Normalization is a Good Thing, and you'll be
hard-pressed to convince me otherwise. In the long run, you (or
following programmers) will thank yourself if you maintain a normalized
core data model. Seriously.
But speed and performance are the here-and-now issues while DB
technology "catches up" to demands. Have you looked at temporary tables
or materialized views? These might help you in this endeavor.
Kevin
