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When to Stop Normalizing

Denormalization as a deliberate, measured decision, and how to keep the copies honest. Every section is a drawn page beside a clear written explanation, about 18 minutes in all.

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The first drawn page of When to Stop Normalizing: What normalization costs
The chapter's first page: What normalization costs

In this chapter

  • What normalization costs
  • The cases that justify it
  • The obligation that comes with it
  • The alternatives to try first
  • A worked decision
  • What Part C settled

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