Nemeaux (7/31/2013)
So what do you all think about database names as short as 5 characters in length? Which is a standard that is mandated where I work?
Same question, why? What does that accomplish.
Oh, and I've worked on servers with a couple of hundred databases. 4 characters each... what a nightmare. A friend is working on one with 2500 databases. Again, 4 characters will do... what exactly for you?
Seems like a sure path to confusion and difficulty. Standards like this don't help anyone, they get in the way and slow things down.
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