In Defense of Surrogate Keys

Recently, I noticed a post on Planet MySQL expressing distaste for surrogate keys. Ever since reading it the topic has been bugging me so I thought I would finally break out a defense for surrogate keys. Really, it comes down to the right tool for the right job. Like The …

Happy Birthday To Me!

So much to say I am not even sure where to begin! Yesterday was my birthday, though the party actually started the day before really. So it’s like I’ve had a two day birthday bash! I had a lot of fun too. I realized, though, that people really like to …