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While designing the database, it is better to have a notes column in every table so that we can use it in future without changing the schema and breaking the application.


Can you go into some more detail to explain what you mean? I completely don't understand.


Wow... seriously?


Why not? I'm a big proponent of the SQL K-X model. You have two text fields in each table: key and xml. The flexibility of this model is incredible.




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