Which is more important? DB design or coding? [closed]

Answer 1

The domain model should be independent of persistence implementation details (although the technology does place some constraints on the model) — http://www.infoq.com/articles/ffffd-in-practice

You should focus on the domain model. With great ORM technology like Hibernate/NHibernate the database will only be an implementation detail.

Books you should read if you are doing .NET web development:

1. ASP.NET MVC Framework Preview (only 100 pages, and will get you started)
2. NHibernate in Action
3. Domain Driven Design and Development In Practice (not read it, but I will, and it's free)
4. Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code