Monthly Archives: March 2009

Hibernate and Composite keys

Posted on March 22, 2009 by admin

I like using surrogate keys for most of the database designs for the following reasons: Simplifies design and may improve efficiency Maintainability: Change to the meaning of the natural key could change the table structures when using natural keys Natural … Continue reading →

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Mock objects and Testing

Posted on March 15, 2009 by admin

This has been a much discussed topic over the web in the last couple of years. I was responding to one of the emails at work about mock objects. While organizing my thoughts about Mock objects, I decided to write this post.   … Continue reading →

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