• you should have seen the visual foxpro version of it. it was quite a complex OOP example, which i could take off a few pieces at a time to use.

    i am quite proud to have my db lineage start from DBaseIII+ and VFP. later on, i didn't have much problem about taking care of indexes, relational keys and the need for normalization of tables to reduce disk usage.

    even at this time when there are affordable, 400GB servers, a well-normalized database still provides better speed. before anyone debates on normalization, i agree to all your points provided performance is better.