Re: Design question

Tim Shaffer
Tue, 18 May 2010 13:12:00 -0000

I think I would just stick with putting those columns on each table.
Is there a specific problem you''re trying to solve by abstracting them
out to a separate table? Unless you''re trying to remediate a specific
issue, this seems like a solution in search of a problem.

> What would be the best/fastest way to query the database with this design?

The fastest way would be to put the name columns on each table. When
the names are in a separate table, you have to do a join just to get
the full record.