Would like to Understand 6NF with an Example
问题 I have just read @PerformanceDBA's arguments re: 6NF and E-A-V. I am intrigued. I had previously been skeptical of 6NF as it was presented as "merely" sticking some timestamp columns on tables. I have always worked with a data dictionary and do not need to be convinced to use one, or to generate SQL code. So I expect an answer that would require a dictionary (or catalog) that is used to generate code. So I would like to know how 6NF would deal with an extremely simple example. A table of