Kareila's intro to database design

[kareila]

denise sez:

I'd really like to see someone's thought processes while implementing something big/major that relies on working with DB stuff: what's the best practice bits that we just won't think about because we don't know enough? What sort of stuff should we do just because that's the best way to do it? Etc.

I am not a professional database designer, but I've read a few books and learned my way around MySQL, so I'll try to share my thoughts by way of the spec I've implemented for Bug 215: Implement v-gifts. Fair warning: although that spec has benefited from one round of peer review, it hasn't been approved yet, so it might will change again.

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