Re: Help with database schema for e-commerce paint shop
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But what would be the benefit of having the address information in it's [sic] own table?
People have multiple addresses, they share addresses, &c.
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how do you decide when to use composite primary keys and when to just make the surrogate auto-incrementing INT value the lone primary key?
Use a surrogate key when it is the only or cleanest way to ensure that the PK will not be affected by changes in the real world.
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