Re: question on serial key

From: Grzegorz Jaśkiewicz <gryzman(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Brandon Metcalf <brandon(at)geronimoalloys(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: question on serial key
Date: 2009-05-22 14:12:12
Message-ID: 2f4958ff0905220712p6a024cd3m9db97117de7c6b24@mail.gmail.com
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2009/5/22 Brandon Metcalf <brandon(at)geronimoalloys(dot)com>:

> That does help.  So, in my example of a table consisting of rows for
> each periodic table element, the atomic number would suffice as a
> unique key since, well, it's unique and not going to change.  Right?

Well, yes :)
At least that's my opinion and experience.

Now, having said that, you're good until physics doesn't question some
of the math there, and doesn't change that number for some reason ;)

--
GJ

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