| > |
|
Always, always, always let the database enforce your data integrity. If data integrity is coded in the application, it is very easy for the app to enforce the data integrity in some places but not in others. If the data integrity is coded in the application, how do you guarantee data integrity if you use a different application? If you code the integrity constraints in the database, then these problems do not arise. I have never, in all my years in this businees, seen a case where it is preferrable to move the data integrity rules into the application. And in my opinion, those who do prefer the app over the database for enforcing data integrity do not understand how the database works and why this approach is better.
|
|
