> The database must be properly normalised otherwise it
> will be difficult to get at the data you need in an efficient manner.

Not true. If your needs are simple for example, normalisation can
increase the complexity of a schema, hence increasing development time
needed. Sometimes for example you could use something like a SET type,
and search for something in it using FIND_IN_SET().

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Richard Heyes

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