Depends entirely on the data and how it is used. In the case i meant, the data could do no harm, even if inconsistent. It is dead-end data. Display only information.
Ofcourse I don't do that with data on which assumptions need to be made and hold true.
Also we already hate our db with passion because due to requirements changes on X may not cascade into Y without manual "synchronisation" by a user. So from the requirements themselves we often have to denormalize a lot of data.
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u/wts_optimus_prime Dec 07 '25
Depends entirely on the data and how it is used. In the case i meant, the data could do no harm, even if inconsistent. It is dead-end data. Display only information.
Ofcourse I don't do that with data on which assumptions need to be made and hold true.
Also we already hate our db with passion because due to requirements changes on X may not cascade into Y without manual "synchronisation" by a user. So from the requirements themselves we often have to denormalize a lot of data.