Journal FortKnox's Journal: Kill all the.... DBAs!! 19
That's right. What's wrong with the IT industry? Foreign extrusion (jobs getting shipped to India)!
Where did it all start?
Database Admins!
DOWN WITH FOREIGN KEYS! All the keys should be primary and exist in the US! Ask any DBA! They'll say "well, in any relational database, foreign keys are absolutely needed." My mouth dropped in awe. He actually not only supported, but said it was NECESSARY to use foreigners! Go ahead, ask your local DBA, but don't be surprised when he comes up with the same conclusion.
So I'm starting a new movement. A movement to NEVER use foreign keys... a movement where all the primary keys exist in the good 'ol US of A. Join me!
And don't EVEN get me started on the Offshore tables....
Where did it all start?
Database Admins!
DOWN WITH FOREIGN KEYS! All the keys should be primary and exist in the US! Ask any DBA! They'll say "well, in any relational database, foreign keys are absolutely needed." My mouth dropped in awe. He actually not only supported, but said it was NECESSARY to use foreigners! Go ahead, ask your local DBA, but don't be surprised when he comes up with the same conclusion.
So I'm starting a new movement. A movement to NEVER use foreign keys... a movement where all the primary keys exist in the good 'ol US of A. Join me!
And don't EVEN get me started on the Offshore tables....
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let's just kill (Score:2)
KILL
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(you will not kill)
KILL
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KILL
Re:let's just kill (Score:2)
Re:let's just kill (Score:1)
celebrating, eh? (Score:2)
Yup (Score:2)
Dude... (Score:2)
First all the low-paid manual (making t-shirts and shoes) and semi-skilled (making TVs and cars) jobs get exported to third world nations to exploit low paid workers and non-existant labour laws, then the skilled (IT) and service industry (call centre) jobs go there too.
You weren't complaining at Gap last time you were there because their clothes aren't made in the USA were you? You haven't been writing to Nike's CEO to question why their shoes are made in some Far-
Re:Dude... (Score:2)
Was just meant as a joke to laugh at....
Re:Dude... (Score:2)
Re:Dude... (Score:2)
I'm just waiting for the CxO types to start getting outsourced to India as well, instead of the $40 million/year CEO we'll have the $40,000/year CEO.
In all seriousness expect the outsourcing to continue and accelerate to incl
I Tried (Score:1)
I don't know what happened but I quickly became a very popular DBA.
Real databases don't use foreign keys (Score:2)
Only snobs use PostgreSql, MSSQL, Oracle...
Um. Sorry... (Score:2)
Am I a snob?
YEP! And I'm PROUD of that fact, buddy!
Re:Um. Sorry... (Score:2)
Foreign Keys (Score:2)
With 4.x foreign keys only come into play with the InnoDB database type and only when "ON DELETE" is used. So you can have a whole bunch of rows *poof* out of existance if the key they depend on gets deleted, but foreign keys aren't enforced during inserts.
Reality Intrudes... (Score:2)
The sad truth about offshore tables (Score:2)
Yes, I admit, we are massively exploiting our offshore tables, but truth be told, the natives won't stoop to do the dirty work the offshore tables perform!
Sad situation, I know, but whatty're gonna do?
Awesome (Score:2)